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Special Edition: Military strategy and defeating enemy forces. Captain Smith clarifies what he means by military strategy and how we should think about military force with respect to America in this complex world.

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Captain Smith continues  examining critical thinking and complex problem solving.  Then he discusses military strategy as it applies to the recent Syrian strike and what we need to consider.

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Special Edition: Critical thinking in complex environments, part II.  The world of the “solution providers”: (1) their new business opportunities (check out the Future of Jobs Report) and booming economy, (2) Q & A with a solutions provider, (3) a design thinking tutorial, and (4) the process of inquiry and discovery.

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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.

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This week’s show furthers our discussion of “design thinking,” a more focused version of critical thinking. Design thinking can lead to a new business model for many companies, enabling them to capitalize on the growing economy.  In “News You Can Use” we discuss “deep state” operatives using the FBI as a weapon to swing an election in favor of their candidate of choice, negating democracy.

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Special Edition: Critical thinking in complex environments, part II.  The world of the “solution providers”: (1) their new business opportunities (check out the Future of Jobs Report) and booming economy, (2) Q & A with a solutions provider, (3) a design thinking tutorial, and (4) the process of inquiry and discovery.

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.

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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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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