Why would anyone think critically if he is not inclined to solve a problem? Onesmus Ayayaat ResearchGate.

Mohamed Fayad, why would anyone think critically if he is not inclined to solve a problem? You may read the works of Herbert Simon (1977) when he wrote about "bounded rationality, "which I believe is relevant to teaching critical thinking. A critical look at Simon's (1977) decision-making model contributes to how we should teach critical thinking. More recently, Harvard developed and popularized PDIA when its graduates needed to solve government service delivery problems. Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) is conceptualized as a step-by-step framework that helps critical thinkers and actors to break down problems into their root causes, identify entry and exit points, search for possible solutions, take action, reflect upon what implementers have learned from the situation to adapt and then act again. I submit PDIA can be used to teach critical thinking.

My Reply:

To: Onesmus Ayaya (ResearchGate)

Why would anyone think critically if he is not inclined to solve a problem?

First: We need to know the difference between the Problem and Solution spaces.

Problem Space. Solution Space

Analysis Design

One Problem Many Solutions

The "What" The "How"

Second: We must understand the problem first before solving it. Most existing designs, "Solutions," have been done without understanding the base problems associated with them.

Third: Herbert Simon's (1977) "bounded rationality "ignores the understanding of the problem, and the reason for its popularity is a misunderstanding of the problem space.

You may read "A Conceptual History of the Emergence of Bounded Rationality" by Matthias Klaes, Esther-Mirjam Sent (2003), and many other publications.

Conclusions

(1) bounded rationality is not suitable for teaching Critical Thinking.

(2) Bounded rationality is the idea that rationality is limited when individuals make decisions that will end up with huge solutions.

We will provide different questions on:

(1) Herbert Simon's (1977) "bounded rationality and

(2) its Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)