Thinking Patterns

Rank yourself for each thinking pattern on a scale of 1 to 5:

5 = highly skilled
4 = shows promise
3 = the norm
2 = needs help
1 = trouble area
0 = don’t understand what the thinking pattern is

Following each section of the inventory, list situations in your daily life where you
find yourself needing to use the thinking patterns listed.

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543210 -	Brainstorming
543210 -	Comparing and contrasting
543210 -	Classifying
543210 -	Sequencing
543210 -	Prioritizing
543210 -	Drawing conclusions
543210 -	Analyzing causes and effects
543210 -	Analyzing information for points of view, bias, or assumptions
543210 -	Identifying criteria
543210 -	Weighing information for  possible consequences

 

2. Patterns of Creative Thinking

 

543210 -	Forcing relationships (seeing relationships between divergent ideas)
543210 -	Imagining
543210 -	Inventing
543210 -	Transforming (modifying ideas from one situation to fit another)
543210 -	Finding unusual patterns in thoughts or ideas
543210 -	Generating new ideas or thoughts
543210 -	Predicting outcomes
543210 -	Inferring particulars based on generalizations
543210 -	Generalizing based on particulars
543210 -	Making analogies

 
When do I use the patterns of creative thinking the most?

 

 

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3. Patterns of Problem-Solving Thinking

543210 -	Setting realistic goals
543210 -	Creating realistic time lines for implementing goals
543210 -	Identifying problems, obstacles, or contradictions to goals
543210 -	Creating strategies to overcome obstacles to goals
543210 -	Evaluating progress toward goals
543210 -	Making midcourse corrections in goal implementation
543210 -	Articulating long-range vision
543210 -	Understanding of and sensitivity to underlying values and beliefs
543210 -	Building consensus in a group
543210 -	Adapting solutions from one situation to a very different situation