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Discomfort as andragogy: Elevating critical thinking in leaders

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This session will demonstrate a learning immersion that creates conditions constructive for developing and elevating critical thinking in leaders. This approach is used with military officers and special forces operators; and has been applied in several executive MBA courses. For military leaders, in particular, “thinking outside the box” runs counter to the ingrained, disciplined thinking essential for performing their duties. This learning technique – subsequently paired with other teaching methods – opens the aperture for learning as well as students’ desire to be challenged; while enabling the further development of critical thinking abilities.

Author(s):

Olenda Johnson    
U.S. Naval War College
United States

John Meyer    
U.S. Naval War College
United States