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How to Apply Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/17/202203/17/2022Critical Thinking 8 min read

The critical thinking framework provides an efficient method for designers, design students, and researchers to evaluate arguments and ideas through rational reasoning. As a result, we eliminate biases, distractions, and similar factors

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Critical Thinking as a Catalyst of Change in Design

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/29/201708/08/2017Critical Thinking 4 min read

In almost every design project, we find ourselves trapped in a number of mindset obstacles that stands between us and building an innovative outcome. These barriers include presumptions, biased ideas,

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Design Schools Should Teach Systems Thinking and This is Why

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/11/2017Critical Thinking, design education, Systems Thinking 5 min read

In simple words, system thinking means understanding the big picture of the current situation through recognizing its different elements, how they interact with each other from one side and external

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Guide for Critical Thinking for Designers

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 10/18/201606/26/2017Critical Thinking 6 min read

In every single day in our life, we are faced with a number of choices to make, problems to solve, and ideas to evaluate or analyze. However, these activities are

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6 Steps for Effective Critical Thinking

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/15/201606/26/2017Critical Thinking 4 min read

On a daily basis, we face problems and situations that should be evaluated and solved, and we are challenged to understand different perspectives to think about these situations. Most of