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Idea generation and decision-making course
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Module 2
Exploring Possibilities with Thought Experiments
1
Retroduction for Problem Solving
Construct a retroductive thought experiment to infer the most plausible cause of a given social or technical problem.
2
Crafting Counterfactuals: Exploring Alternate Pasts
Formulate a semifactual thought experiment to analyse how a slightly different past action could have altered an outcome.
3
Counterfactual Thinking: Evaluating Past Decisions
Construct a counterfactual thought experiment to evaluate the consequences of a major past decision.
4
Predictive Thought Experiments for Action Outcomes
Design a predictive thought experiment to forecast the most likely outcomes of a proposed action.
5
Prefactual Thinking: Simulating Future Scenarios
Utilise a prefactual thought experiment to mentally simulate and prepare for various future scenarios.
6
Backcasting: From Future to Present
Apply backcasting to chart a pathway from a desired future state back to the present.
Vee Relationship Conflict: Counterfactual & Prefactual Strategies
Apply counterfactual and prefactual reasoning to analyse a conflict and develop preventative strategies within a vee relationship.
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