Special Edition: Critical thinking in complex environments, part I. Captain Smith explores how critical thinking solved a serious and challenging problem in the aviation industry in the 1990s.
Author: Kevin Smith
Throttle-Up Episode: March 3, 2018
Part I: Design thinking, an aspect of critical thinking, is discussed. Design thinking is a formal process of how to think critically to find solutions for customer problems. Part II: Captain Smith examines Neo-Marxism from a critical thinking standpoint as suggested by Jordan Peterson.
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Throttle-Up Episode: February 24, 2018
The emerging business model where solution providers are replacing technology-engineered products is discussed. For today’s market, the most in-demand skills are critical thinking and complex problem solving. Captain Smith also discusses Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote for Chaos.
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Throttle-Up Episode: February 17, 2018
What is not being reported in the news but should be is the focus of this week’s show. (1) We are entering a new era called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where companies transform themselves into enterprises that provide customer solutions instead of just selling products. (2) Captain Smith discusses the FISA warrant and political corruption viewed through the lens of critical thinking. (3) He highlights Jordan Peterson as he redefines critical thought to expose the nonsense masquerading as intelligence by many in the media.
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Throttle-Up Episode: February 10, 2018
Captain Smith introduces the idea of a new business model: the cognitive enterprise. He discusses the FISA memo released by Republicans from the perspective of critical thinking. It almost certainly unveils the greatest political corruption in American history.
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Throttle-Up Episode: February 3, 2018
Part 1: Captain Smith explores critical thinking and complex problem-solving business opportunities. Part 2: Captain Smith’s commentary on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
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Throttle-Up Episode: January 27, 2018
Special Edition on the Vietnam War – Part II: America’s lack of critical thinking at the national level and the lessons it should teach us.
Throttle-Up Episode: January 20, 2018
Special Edition: The Vietnam War, Part I. Captain Smith explains America’s lack of critical thinking at the national level and the lessons we need to learn from it.
Throttle-Up Episode: January 6, 2018
Part 1: Continued discussion of critical thinking. Part 2: Captain Smith addresses America’s economic recovery and the Dakota Access Pipeline. Part 3: Book review on Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam by H. R. McMaster, President Trump’s National Security Advisor.