Critical Thinking Simulation

This simulation was great in defining critical thinking and the importance of it.

It was somewhat challenging because it placed me in a situation to where I was hired

as a manager for a 3 billion dollar company that had several problems that needed to be

identified and resolved in a short amount of time. It was also good because I was able to

go back and repeat it until I reached the point to where I knew my decisions were good

ones.

In the simulation, the problem was identified as falling sales within the company.

However, there were other problems such as the fact that the company was facing legal

action for violating disability access laws, and the employees were not productive. They

also had problems with management and the decisions made by management, which caused

them to seek transfer to other companies that were considered to be competition. With these

facts, I had to decide which problems were more or less urgent, and which problems were

critical and non-critical.

In regards to the problem of falling sales, I had to decide where the problem originated.

It was important for me to identify fallacies opposed to real facts. Although the simulation

identified on several occasions that falling sales was the major problem, It was up to me to

link to the problem in order to decide where it originated. Therefore, I needed to also concentrate

on making the employees happy because without the staff, there would be no way that Credenhill

would exist. I also needed to evaluate the other competion as to finding out why the employees

were transferring. It was obvious that they were not happy with the current payscale, therefore it was

important for me to implement an employee bonus program.

Within the simulation, I was able to track my progress by looking at the business map which

was very helpful. If I made a good decision, then the employees were smiling, the company was in

good standing, and the allocated budget was substantial.

In regards to critical thinking, this simulation placed great emphasis on how to be skillful in

identifying underlying issues and being able to determine which ones were more important and also

which ones were based on facts, not fallacies.

In running a business, sometimes it is necessary to give a little in order to get a little. In other words,

you may need to invest in something that is needed for the success of the company. Although it may be expensive to do

so, but it will cause the company to profit in the long run. During the simulation, it was stated that there were many other

companies