The National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking decided on the following definition:

"Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analysing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action."

But what role can critical thinking play in the world, and why should we make it part of our everyday lives? The Agenda's Stephen Cole explains.

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Salah Khalil reveals how critical thinking is helping humans compete with the machines of the future.

Lord Jim Knight discusses how play-based learning can have a positive impact on productivity.

Anthony McClaran explains why social media is proving a barrier to critical thinking.

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