"Critical thought is a cognitive process that proposes the systematic analysis of information, opinion and statements that we accept in our daily life as valid or true. It is a basic skill for a competent, free and responsible citizen."
Via Beth Dichter
Critical Thinking: Educating Competent Citizens
I would add: Trans-disciplinary thinking; systems thinking for sustainability. Most people can not see the forest through the trees so miss the larger connections of the impacts that action, goods & services have on both environmental systems and human systems.
La pensée critique, une competence clé du 21ème siècle avec tant d'information qui nous arrive.