Thinking and Decision Making When it comes to reasoning and problem solving, there are different ways to make a decision; thinking is the mental process that allows people in the world to cope effectively, according to set goals, plans, ideas and desires. Thinking involves the gathering of information that forms concepts and engages problem solving, reasoning, and making accurate decisions for the benefit of the person concerned. According to Kirby and Goodpaster (2007), “is an internal mental process that takes information as input, integrates that information into previously learned material, and the result may be knowledge or nothing.” Creative thinking, logical thinking and persuasive thinking are three types of thinking. Each of these types of thinking affects the critical thinking process in various ways. The three types of thinking will be compared and contrasted, as well as applied to the effects they exert in the critical thinking process. Each person has a primary thinking style that is most used to help them in their decisions. Finally, critical thinking will be applied to the decision-making process using workplace examples. Creative thinkingThis is one of the types of thinking styles. Creative thinking involves creating something new or original. It involves skills of flexibility, originality, fluency, elaboration, brainstorming, modification, imagery, associative thinking, attribute listing, metaphorical thinking, and forced relationships. The goal of creative thinking is to stimulate curiosity and foster divergence. When an individual learns to expand their thinking to incorporate metaphorical ideas, they trigger the process of creative thinking... middle of paper ... manner. The important thing is that we become more aware of the learning style and thinking style that suits us best. Once we know our own style, we can then analyze others. This will help us understand others better. This will make us more flexible. And perhaps we could all gather advice from each other on how to be more effective.ReferencesKirby, GR & Goodpaster, JR (2007) Creative Thinking. Reflection of the fourth edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Albrecht, K. (1984) Brain Building: Easy Games to Develop Your Problem-Solving Skills. Prentice Hall. Audiblox. (nd). Logical thinking: Helping children become smarter. Internet. March 23, 2015. http://www.audiblox.com/logical_thinking.htm Schafersman, SD (1991). Critical Thinking: Introduction to Critical Thinking. Internet. March 23, 2015. http://www.freeinquiry.com/critical-thinking.html