The Critical Thinking Toolkit

#10: Perceptual Shifts

Overview:	Two short but challenging activities are presented here. Each is designed to heighten sensitivity to the separate structural elements of a situation, whether a single word is involved or a workplace problem.
Objective:	To encourage the development of multiple perspectives from which a given situation or problem can be viewed.
Supplies:	• Transparencies #10-1 and #10-2 • Overhead projector • Copies of Worksheet #10-1
Time:	10–15 minutes
AdvancePreparation:	Download Transparency #10-1 and Transparency #10-2. Make copies of Handout #10-1 (one for each participant).
Participants/Application:	This mind-bending exercise can be used at any time during the course of the training program by any number of participants ...