Bryan Greetham was educated at the universities of Kent and Sussex, UK. He holds a PhD in moral philosophy from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is the author of How to Write Better Essays, How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation and Thinking Skills for Professionals.

This accessible and cleverly designed book will give all students the tools to sharpen their thinking, generate new insights, and be more creative.

• Introduction1. How Good Are We At Thinking?2. What Is Smart Thinking?PART I: CONCEPTUAL THINKING3. What Is Conceptual Thinking?4. Creating Concepts5. Analysing Concepts6. Synthesising Ideas7. How Will This Improve My Academic Work?8. How Will This Improve My Employability?PART II: CREATIVE THINKING9. What Is A Creative Thinker?10. How To Generate Your Own Ideas11. Structuring Your Ideas – Causal And Conceptual Relations12. Designing Solutions To Problems 1: Using Analogies13. Designing Solutions To Problems 2: Adapting Your Structures14. How Will This Improve My Academic Work?15. How Will This Improve My Employability?PART III: MAKING DECISIONS16. What Makes A Good Decision-Maker?17. Making A Good Decision – The Seven Stages18. Assessing Risk: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty19. How Will This Improve My Academic Work?20. How Will This Improve My Employability?Conclusion.

Bryan Greetham was educated at the universities of Kent and Sussex, UK. He holds a PhD in moral philosophy from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is the author of How to Write Better Essays, How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation and Thinking Skills for Professionals.

This accessible and cleverly designed book will give all students the tools to sharpen their thinking, generate new insights, and be more creative.

• Introduction1. How Good Are We At Thinking?2. What Is Smart Thinking?PART I: CONCEPTUAL THINKING3. What Is Conceptual Thinking?4. Creating Concepts5. Analysing Concepts6. Synthesising Ideas7. How Will This Improve My Academic Work?8. How Will This Improve My Employability?PART II: CREATIVE THINKING9. What Is A Creative Thinker?10. How To Generate Your Own Ideas11. Structuring Your Ideas – Causal And Conceptual Relations12. Designing Solutions To Problems 1: Using Analogies13. Designing Solutions To Problems 2: Adapting Your Structures14. How Will This Improve My Academic Work?15. How Will This Improve My Employability?PART III: MAKING DECISIONS16. What Makes A Good Decision-Maker?17. Making A Good Decision – The Seven Stages18. Assessing Risk: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty19. How Will This Improve My Academic Work?20. How Will This Improve My Employability?Conclusion.