ABSTRACT
This chapter emphasizes the individual thinker correctly answering the right questions, but recognizing that it takes considerable thinking to find the right questions to ask. Other parts of the correct process involve (1) perseverance, (2) looking for closure that represents a conclusion, and (3) endless curiosity, (4) intelligence, and (5) imagination. A summary of the various types of thinking is provided, namely:
Inductive thinking
Deductive thinking
Reductionist thinking
Out-of-the-box thinking
Systems thinking
Design thinking
Disruptive thinking
Lateral thinking
Critical thinking
Fast and slow thinking
Breakthrough thinking
Visual thinking
Hybrid thinking
A brief citation of thinking patterns from the great thinkers is also included.