In today’s fast-moving workplace, information is abundant—but wisdom is rare. We’re expected to decide quickly and still get it right. That’s where critical thinking becomes a strategic asset.

This fun, impactful and experiential driven one-day workshop is designed to empower professionals to use the “RED Critical Thinking” framework to pause, probe, and perceive beyond the obvious. By sharpening analytical thinking, challenging assumptions, and navigating complexity and change with clarity, participants will act more responsibly and to speak up, ask smarter questions, make better decisions and become trusted problem-solvers.

Teams leave with mental agility to think independently and act collaboratively, so they can succeed together. Elevate your thinking, elevate your impact.

Objective

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the benefits of a critical thinking mindset for solving problems and making constructive decisions
• Understand psychological, perceptual barriers and cognitive traps to critical thinking and adopt strategies to avoid them.
• Ask sharper, more purposeful questions that spark insight and deeper understanding.
• Identify critical thinking mindset and practices in practice.
• Apply a critical thinking framework to break down complex problems and arrive at well-reasoned conclusions.

Outline

Kick-off — Why Think Now? (Context & Definitions)

• From info to insight: Critical vs. creative thinking—what, when, and how they work together.
• Outcomes that matter: Faster clarity, better options, lower risk.

See Clearly — Barriers & Blind Spots

• Assumption audit: Spotting and testing hidden assumptions
• Perceptual filters: How past wins/fails and roles shape what we “see.”
• Cognitive traps: The workplace biases that derail choices
• Listening check-up: Are you hearing data, stories, or noise?

Tools for Thinking — The RED Framework Lab

• Identifying Critical vs. Non-Critical Mindset
• Apply the “RED” Critical Thinking Framework when faced with decisions, problems, or new information.
• Challenging assumptions
• Asking effective questions
• Applying logical and sequential thinking

Team Labs — Solve Together (hands-on)

• “Kettle Balancing Tower” (lateral thinking)
• “From Silo to Hello” (cross-functional problem): align goals, share constraints, co-design a fix.
• Debrief: What changed our minds? What evidence mattered?

Who should attend

Methodology

The session will be interactive, reflective, and energising. We use practical tools, real scenarios, and engaging activities to create a safe space where participants can explore ideas, challenge assumptions, and stretch their thinking, out of their comfort zone and in ways that stick.

Celina Anne Gan's Profile

ACTA qualified, Certified “Colored Brain Communication”, Certified Human Motivation, Certified Mastery in Dynamic Speaking, AIOBP, ICF, NLP, Body Language


Over 25 years of working in Asia and Europe, Celina Gan has accumulated a vast experience and know-how in working and training participants from different cultures and work backgrounds. Celina conducts workshops in Asia, Qatar and the UK to MNCs, the civil service, IT, educational, shipping, health and airline companies.

Celina was previously a UK Trademark Attorney, Legal Consultant, Head of Copyright and Advisory; Manager of Global Legal Accounts; and Contracts & Commercial Advisor in the UK, Spain, Malaysia and Singapore. In 2012, Celina moved into full time training, being ACTA qualified; and a certified “Colored Brain Communication” trainer; certified Human Motivation and certified Mastery in Dynamic Speaking, both accredited by the American Institute of Business Psychology. She is also certified as a coach and mentor accredited by the International Coaching Federation; certified in Neuro Semantics and Neuro Linguistic Programming; and a Body Language Coach.

Her substantive work, consulting and training experience with the above industries have deepened her understanding of the many challenges faced by different entities, leaders and individuals in an ever changing environment. Celina is therefore able to bring to her clients, realistic and workable practices and options to achieve desired goals and objectives.

Celina is very passionate about training. Her style of training engages participants in practical sessions with personable examples, humour and hands-on activities for instant understanding and applicability. Celina’s motto is: “Stretch your Comfort Zone; Expand your Boundaries; and Enable Transitions to Take Place”.

Celina’s areas of expertise are: Tap into the Power of “Colored Brain Communication” to Elevate the Way You Interact and Build Better Relationships at Work; Uncover Your Top 3 “Emotional Drivers” for Smarter Choices and a Happier Life; Knowing Me, Knowing You – The Key to Unlocking Effective Collaboration; Effective Business Writing; Impactful Negotiation Skills; Leadership People Management; Building High Performance Teams; Managerial and Supervisory Skills; Personal Effectiveness and Being an Employee of Value; Taking Initiatives and Excel at Work and Life; Problem Solving and Innovation; Critical and Creative Thinking; and Time Management and Mastery.

Some of the clients include the Singapore Public Service Division; Defense Science and Technology Agency; Singapore Ministry of Education; Ministry of Manpower; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Law; Home Team Science & Technology Industry; Commercial Affairs Department; Immigration & Checkpoint Authority; State Courts; Singapore Police Force; Traffic Police; Agency for Integrated Care; Sports SG; Gardens by the Bay; Lululemon; Land Transport Authority; SMRT Corporation; Singapore Kindness Movement; SAA Architects; Schneider Electric; Hoya Electronics; Chemical Industries; Logisteed Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd; Accenture; Fairchild Semiconductor; Philip Lumiled; Broadcom; Intel; Dell; Agilent; Western Digital Singapore and Malaysia; Applied Materials; Health Promotion Board; Singhealth Polyclinic; Singapore General Hospital; Penang Adventist Hospital; The Royal Airforce Clinic in the UK; ISCA; MDIS; Nestle; MSIG Travel Insurance; Unix Line, Braemar Shipping Services, PSA Singapore; Quest Malaysia; Silterra Malaysia; Venture Electronics; Logisteed; Avet Asia; Lululemon; Brainy Bunch; UOB; Regent’s University; London; BathSpa University UK; Nanyang Technological University; Buckingham University UK; Temasek Polytechnic; Singapore Polytechnic; Singapore Institute of Technology; Ngee Ann Poly; NAFA; Singapore Institute of Management Nanyang Primary School, The Muslim Coverts Association of Singapore; Securities Industry Development Corporation; British Broadcasting Corporation; Price Waterhouse Coopers; Singapore Sembawang Airbase; Royal Brunei Airlines; Brunei Investment Agency; Qatar Gas, Qatar; etc.

Celina has also won the award for Extraordinary DC Consultant in Singapore for 2024.