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Critical thinking for everyday work decisions

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all staff and team leads. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Critical thinking for everyday work decisions: try 3 questions

Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 6 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: The decision that cost a week · 7 min

    Before you begin · Amara forwards a supplier email saying "the price is fixed for a year". Dev orders in bulk on that basis. The price was fixed only for the first order, and the team reworks the budget · What went wrong?

  • Lesson 2: The elements and steps of critical thinking · 7 min

    Elements · Steps in order · Check

  • Lesson 3: Spot the weak argument · 7 min

    Claims and evidence · Sort the messages · Check

  • Lesson 4: Conflicting information · 6 min

    Two numbers, one report · The confident colleague · Balanced view

  • Lesson 5: Raising a doubt and recording your reasoning · 6 min

    Say it early · Phrases that work · Your next steps

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 2 min

    Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding, in a team-lead programme, or after a rework or avoidable-error incident.

All staff and team leads who make or pass on decisions.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Help contact
  • Policy link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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Free. Copy the course, live deck and both surveys into your AhaSlides account in one click.

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