Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes, and intentions
Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade)
Use multiple media and technologies, and know how to assess impact and their effectiveness a priori
Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multilingual and multicultural)
Collaboration
Collaborate with Others
Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member
Critical Thinking
Reason Effectively
Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use Systems Thinking
Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems
Make Judgments and Decisions
Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs
Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve Problems
Solve different kinds of unfamiliar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
Creativity
Think Creatively
Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming)
Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts)
Elaborate, refine, analyze, and evaluate original ideas to improve and maximize creative efforts
Work Creatively with Others
Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others effectively
Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work
Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas
View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation are part of a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes
Implement Innovation
Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur