by Jim White, PhD, author of Opportunity Investing: How To Revitalize Urban and Rural Communities with Opportunity Funds has disrupted the business world, and the “normal” of a few months ago may never return.
Using critical thinking skills to make sound business decisions in a complicated, constantly changing world has never been more important, says Dr. Jim White, founder and president of JL White International and bestselling author of Opportunity Investing: How to Revitalize Urban and Rural Communities with Opportunity Funds thinking in the COVID-19 era will separate effective leaders from the pack,” Dr. White says.
Dr. White offers the following advice to developing non-linear critical thinking:
Step out of your comfort zone.
“Critical thinking requires that we see and interpret information from a different perspective,” Dr. White says.
“When jumping out of your comfort zone,” Dr. White says, “be careful not to jump to conclusions as well.