Human Growth and Development / Unit 11 HGD 1541 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Post-Formal Thought
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The idea
Post-formal thought, proposed beyond formal operations, is flexible, practical and open to more than one correct answer, combining logic with intuition and experience.
In practice
A young manager accepting that two conflicting plans each have merit and choosing by context.
Where people slip
The misconception is that formal operations are the peak of adult thinking; post-formal and dialectical thinking are proposed beyond it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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