by Warren Berger | Critical Thinking
Updated 9/14/25 In the 10th-anniversary edition of A More Beautiful Question, there is a section of the book devoted to critical thinking. I’ve been digging into this topic for a few years now, partly inspired by a visit to Bowling Green State University (where AMBQ...
by Warren Berger | Leadership
In Big Think’s new “Hindsight” series, I talk about how we can find promising seeds of potential growth and improvement embedded in our past successes as well as in our failures. But we must be willing to take the time and effort to look back and ask questions....
by Warren Berger | Critical Thinking
Critical thinking may be the issue of our times—because as a society, we really can’t tackle, or even agree on, the various other challenges we face unless we can think about them clearly, objectively, rationally. If you want to better understand what critical...
by Warren Berger | Critical Thinking
Excerpted from A More Beautiful Question, 10th Anniversary Edition Along with objectivity and fair-mindedness, an important element of critical thinking is awareness—of context, of multiple viewpoints, and of your own thought processes and assumptions. The late...
by Warren Berger | Kids and Education
The humble question is an indispensable tool: the spade that helps us dig for truth, or the flashlight that illuminates surrounding darkness. Questioning helps us learn, explore the unknown, and adapt to change. That makes it a most precious “app” today, in a world...
