Development Of Strategic And System Thinking

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of developing systemic and strategic thinking in the process of solving problems. An analysis of the scientific literature on the research topic is presented, and the main approaches to determining the characteristics of thinking are considered. The following provisions are updated. Strategic thinking is a complex, multi-faceted process of forming a specific action plan, which includes various components: the development of mental operations, a creative, project-based approach to situations, the ability to highlight details and see the whole picture, to predict the possible outcomes of events. Systems thinking is a specific type of thinking that allows you to see the integrity of the surrounding world, the relationship and interdependence between various elements, as well as the ability to change, create and model systems. This kind of thinking allows you to make decisions most quickly and efficiently, analyze and solve the tasks, increases the ability to adaptability and learning. The condition for the manifestation and development of strategic and systemic thinking is the process of joint problem solving, in which the assimilation of knowledge and skills is possible. The level of development of strategic and systemic thinking directly depends on the respondent’s ability to search for variable approaches, hypotheses using initial data, rebuilding from different positions, high mobility in changing operations involved in the thinking process. We present the results of a theoretical and empirical study of the development’s characteristics of strategic thinking in the process of solving problems among respondents of adolescence.