Critical Thinking with and without Artificial Intelligence
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Critical Thinking with and without Artificial Intelligence
Make Better Decisions in an AI-Driven World
In an AI-driven world, critical thinking is more important than ever.
This intensive two-day course is designed for leaders, managers, and professionals who want to make better decisions in AI-integrated environments.
Participants learn how to critically evaluate AI-generated insights, balance human judgment with data-driven recommendations, recognize cognitive biases, and make informed, ethical decisions without over-relying on automation.
By combining practical tools with real-world applications, the course helps participants lead with confidence and turn critical thinking into a competitive advantage.
Course at a Glance
- Duration: 2 Days
- Format: SBS Zurich Campus or Live Virtual.
- Final Deliverable: Critical Thinking Toolkit
- Award: SBS Executive Education Certificate upon successful completion.
Course Edition: Third Edition
What Will You Learn?
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Evaluate AI-generated insights using critical thinking and sound judgment.
- Balance human expertise with data-driven recommendations to make better decisions.
- Recognize cognitive biases, logical fallacies, and the limitations of AI.
- Apply structured critical thinking frameworks to solve complex business problems.
- Make informed, ethical decisions in AI-integrated environments.
Lead with greater confidence in an increasingly AI-driven workplace.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for:
- Executives and Senior Leaders
- Managers and Team Leaders
- Business Professionals Working with AI
- Project and Change Managers
- Digital Transformation and Innovation Leaders
- Professionals who want to strengthen their critical thinking and decision-making skills in an AI-driven business environment.
Course Format
This intensive two-day course combines expert instruction with practical, hands-on learning to help participants make better decisions in environments shaped by artificial intelligence.
Delivered Live Online or on the SBS Zurich Campus, the course blends interactive discussions, practical exercises, real-world business scenarios, and guided reflection. Participants examine how to evaluate AI-generated insights, identify cognitive biases, question assumptions, and balance data-driven recommendations with human judgment.
Throughout the course, participants work through realistic decision-making challenges and apply critical-thinking frameworks to situations relevant to their own professional roles.
By the end of the course, participants leave with practical tools to assess information more rigorously, use AI more responsibly, and make informed, ethical decisions with greater confidence.
Why SBS Swiss Business School?
SBS Swiss Business School is a Swiss state-accredited institution with an international reputation for practical, career-focused business education and executive development.
Participants benefit from Swiss-quality Executive Education, faculty with real business experience, practical frameworks, and an international learning environment. Every course is designed to connect learning with real workplace challenges, enabling participants to apply new skills, tools, and insights immediately in their professional roles.
COURSE DETAILS
Critical Thinking with and without Artificial Intelligence
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Earn a Certificate Upon Completion.
The course fee includes the lectures, course materials, certificate and coffee-breaks.
Participants must arrange for their accommodation, travel and meals by themselves.
| Classes starting |
24-25 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Duration |
2 Days |
| Format / Location | SBS Zurich Campus or Live-Virtual |
| Costs |
CHF 1'950.- |
Module 1: Foundations of Critical Thinking in the Digital Age
Objective: Introduce participants to the principles of critical thinking, focusing on how technology, particularly AI, influences these processes.
- Overview of critical thinking frameworks (e.g., Socratic questioning, logical reasoning).
- The impact of AI on human cognition: augmentation versus dependency.
- Common cognitive biases in human and AI decision-making. Practical Activity: Analyze case studies where critical thinking was compromised due to over-reliance on AI or human errors.
Module 2: Evaluating Information in the Age of AI
Objective: Equip participants with skills to assess the credibility and relevance of information generated by AI systems.
- Differentiating between data-driven insights and human intuition.
- Understanding AI-generated outputs: strengths, limitations, and biases.
- Frameworks for evaluating the reliability of AI tools in various contexts. Practical Activity: Compare human-written and AI-generated reports on a controversial topic, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
Module 3: Collaborative Decision-Making: Humans and AI
Objective: Explore strategies for integrating AI into decision-making processes while maintaining critical oversight.
- Models for human-AI collaboration in problem-solving.
- Avoiding cognitive offloading: balancing trust and skepticism in AI outputs.
- Case studies of successful and failed collaborations between humans and AI. Practical Activity: Teams will use AI tools to analyze a business problem and present solutions, reflecting on the decision-making process and AI’s role.
Module 4: Developing AI-Resilient Critical Thinking Skills
Objective: Build participants’ abilities to think critically in environments where AI is pervasive but not always reliable.
- Techniques to question AI outputs effectively (e.g., probing questions, scenario analysis).
- Ethical considerations in using AI for critical decisions.
- Fostering creativity and lateral thinking to complement AI’s logical outputs. Practical Activity: Engage in a simulated decision-making scenario where AI provides conflicting or incomplete recommendations.
Module 5: Future of Critical Thinking: AI as a Partner, Not a Replacement
Objective: Prepare participants to adapt their critical thinking approaches as AI evolves.
- Trends in AI and their implications for critical thinking skills.
- The role of education and continuous learning in developing critical thinking.
- Strategies for ensuring that AI remains a tool for enhancement rather than replacement. Practical Activity: Group discussion and presentations on a futuristic scenario, debating how critical thinking can ensure ethical and effective AI usage.
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Why Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs Is the Ideal Trainer for the Critical Thinking Workshop
Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs brings a rare combination of academic rigor and applied facilitation experience to critical thinking work in the age of AI. As the Academic Dean of SBS Swiss Business School and as a corporate workshop instructor — including "Diplomatic-Corporate Communication" and "Advanced Storytelling for Strategic Influence" — he has a proven track record of translating dense theoretical frameworks into practical, high-stakes communication skills for professional audiences.
This same capacity — grounding abstract cognitive and behavioral models in tools people can actually use under pressure — is exactly what a "Critical Thinking With and Without AI" workshop demands. Participants need to leave not with a lecture on AI risk, but with a working mental model for when to trust their own reasoning, when to lean on AI, and how to distinguish between them. Dr. Wolfs's facilitation style, built on rigorously sourced material and tested corporate delivery, is suited to exactly that kind of applied, decision-relevant teaching. These are hands-on classes with immediate ROI!
Learn more about Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs
Registration Fee: CHF 150 (part of the overall course fee). This fee is non-refundable if the participant cannot attend.
Refund Policy:
- The course fee is invoiced 3 months prior to the course start.
- 100% refund if canceled 4 weeks or more before the course start.
- 30% refund if canceled 2 weeks before the course start.
- No refund if canceled less than 2 weeks before the course start.
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