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Two-session Workshop on “From Thinking to Critical Thinking”
 


Date, time & venue

2018-12-08;9:00am - 12:00pm;Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room – 9/F

 Jointly organized with IGEM, Far East District Section

Date, Time and Venue

Session 1: 8 December 2018 (Saturday); 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Session 2: 15 December 2018 (Saturday); 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room, 9/F, the HKIE Headquarters

 

Programme Highlight
Have you ever had the following queries?

    Why do we sometimes, if not often, take actions which are not effective in solving the problems?

    Why do people have different conclusions even though they are exposed to same set of data/information?

    Is “criticizing” an element in Critical Thinking?

By the end of the workshop, the participants would develop a habit of effective thinking such that they can readily apply critical thinking.

 

Speaker’s Bio

Ir Lewis HO, CEng, FIMechE, FHKIE, MIGEM

Ir Lewis HO is an Engineer in both Mechanical and Gas Engineering. Before he retired as a Chief Engineer, Ir HO had been serving in the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department for 30 years in various posts. Apart from being a professional engineer, he was the change agent in the Department actively involved in the introduction of E&M Services Trading Fund and the Total Quality Management. By embracing the concept of “Helping people to Help Themselves”, he has been enriching his knowledge and expertise in facilitation and coaching.

 Remarks

·        The workshop will be delivered in Cantonese with teaching materials in English.

·        The number of participants will be limited to 30 for each session and  priority will be offered to those who can attend both sessions of the  workshop, as the two sessions are in a continuous series.

 Registration & Enquiries

 Please register through the link of https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhid8uvgL0RlVXM59L5KBG-_gbcFAd-fp02OBQ-UH7zXKLSQ/viewform

 

by 26 November 2018 (Monday)

 For enquiries, please contact Ms. Mandy Lai at mandy.lai@towngas.com or Tel 2963 2305.


Activity Report

Workshop on “From Thinking to Critical Thinking”

By Ms Mandy Lai

 

The second series of the two-session workshop, namely “From Thinking to Critical Thinking” was held again on 8 and 15 December 2018 after two overwhelming sessions in August. Ir. Lewis Ho, the former Chief Engineer of Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, was invited as the speaker of the workshop. The workshop was jointly organized by the HKIE Gas and Energy Division and the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers - Far East District Section. 40 participants joined the workshop. 

 

Thinking is an inborn instinct while critical thinking is a post-natal ability, which can be acquired through training in objective analysis. Ir Ho gave a sharing on identifying common problems people encountered in thinking and then facilitated how we could develop a habit of effective thinking. In the first session, Ir. Ho defined the characteristics of thinking at the beginning. He then moved on how the ‘GDD’ elements (Generalization, Distortion and Deletion) could affect people in making augments and reasons or conclusions, with proposed ways in minimizing the effects of those elements later. Ir. Ho also suggested ways, such as not using the word “why” to ask why, to probe for information in order to encourage better response and make better judgments.

 

In the second session of the workshop, Ir. Ho focused on critical and effective thinking. With reference to the mental model, he explained the areas that we could make improvement in. He also highlighted the common thinking traps in this model, which should be avoided in achieving effective thinking, covering the ways to verify our assumptions and the setting of presupposition for effective thinking. Finally, Ir. Ho shared his view on transformation from awareness to forming habits so that effective thinking could be applied readily. The participants appreciated the informative and inspiring contents of the workshop, coupled with the interesting illustrations and challenging small group discussions. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Ir. Lewis Ho for delivering the workshop to us. The workshop was very fruitful and successful with positive feedback.







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