Think Sharper.
Decide Wisely.
Use AI as your Thinking Partner.
AI is transforming how we work. But are we still thinking? Are you leading AI or following it?
AI undoubtedly improves efficiency
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40% improvement in productivity (Mckinsey, 2024)
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100% of participants reported increased productivity with Gen AI tools (EY, 2024)
AI is a powerful learning partner
With AI tools like GPT-4 outperforming most humans on standardised tests, they’ve become powerful learning partners — as long as we stay firmly in the driver’s seat.
But here’s the catch...
With Great Power Comes Hidden Risk
Used well, AI amplifies human capability.
Used carelessly, it may erode the very skills that set us apart:
critical thinking, discernment, and judgement.
Learn what our research reveals about the hidden cognitive costs of AI—and how to stay ahead. Download the Executive Summary.
Our research with experienced AI users across sectors reveals four emerging risks*:
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Cognitive Sloth May Become the Default
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Blind Trust in AI Outputs Can Take Root
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Thinking Patterns May Shift Without Awareness
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Judgement May Be Shaped by Habit, Not Intention
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Cognitive Sloth May Become the Default
AI makes it easy to bypass effortful thinking. Over time, this can reduce our clarity, originality, and capacity for independent reasoning.
→ “I noticed I wasn’t thinking through problems the same way anymore.”
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Blind Trust in AI Outputs Can Take Root
Confident answers don’t always mean correct ones. Without verification habits, users may take hallucinations or surface-level content as truth.
→ “I trusted the response — until a client pointed out it was wrong.”
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Thinking Patterns May Shift Without Awareness
As we prompt and generate, we may lose touch with structured, strategic thinking — replacing depth with default.
→ “AI sped things up, but I stopped asking why.”
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Judgement May Be Shaped by Habit, Not Intention
Repeated dependence on AI can dull our ability to judge, critique, and sense-make — especially in unfamiliar or complex contexts.
→ “Sometimes the outputs made sense, but not for our situation. I almost missed it.”
*These risks are echoed in a 2024 MIT study, which found that heavy reliance on AI tools like ChatGPT in schools is undermining critical thinking, accuracy-checking, and independent problem-solving skills.
Don’t Let AI Do All the Thinking For You. Instead, Think with AI.
So, How Can We Use AI as a Thinking Partner?
Thinking Skills in an AI-Driven World
Working professionals are becoming less critical in their thinking:
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The study found a significant negative correlation (r = -0.35, p < 0.01) between AI tool usage and critical thinking skills.
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Cognitive offloading was found to mediate this relationship, accounting for 60% of the variance.
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The study suggests that educational strategies promoting critical engagement with AI technologies are essential to mitigate the risks of cognitive offloading.
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Cognitive Sloth is reversible!
Source: Center for Strategic Corporate Foresight and Sustainability (2025)
Why Thinking Skills Matter in an AI-Driven World
Today’s organisations are rapidly adopting AI tools to boost productivity and innovation. But true impact comes not just from knowing how to use AI, but from knowing how to think with AI.
Most AI upskilling focuses on technical tool use or narrow critical thinking frameworks. However, our research with AI expert users shows that what sets high-impact professionals apart is their ability to integrate:
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Big-picture and strategic thinking to align AI outputs with business objectives
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Process thinking to design effective AI prompt flows and workflows
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Intuitive judgement to sense-check, refine, and personalise AI-generated outputs
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Creative and divergent thinking to imagine new use cases and innovative solutions
These professionals understand AI’s limitations and capabilities.
They use AI tools not just to generate outputs, but to expand their
own thinking, accelerate decision-making, and create outcomes
that neither human nor machine could achieve alone.
While the AI response may not always be all correct or be the final solution to my issues, it sets a reference for refinement and further analysis. People who will benefit most from this workshop will be those who have started to use AI for one shot questions, but are eager to develop a thinking framework to minimize the shortcomings and maximize the advantages of using AI.
Engineer, financial industry
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A Lancet study revealed a startling truth: even highly experienced doctors—each with more than 2,000 procedures under their belt—lost about 20% of their ability to detect cancer after just three months of using AI as a diagnostic aid. When the AI was removed, their accuracy didn’t bounce back.
Our own research across industries confirms this pattern: over-reliance on AI, shrinking patience for deep thinking, and the gradual erosion of the skills that make you indispensable.
Find out more about the fundamental shift we need and how to future-proof ourselves with the top five skills AI can’t fully replicate.
What Makes Our Approach Different
Research-based insights from AI expert users and creators
We integrate real-world practices from leaders who use AI for complex work – from legal contract analysis to data-driven strategy and personalised marketing narratives.
Beyond critical thinking
We build strategic, intuitive, process, and creative thinking capabilities so your teams remain in the driver’s seat, using AI as a co-intelligence partner rather than a crutch.
Integrated human-machine collaboration frameworks
Enabling professionals to design, validate, and refine AI outputs with clarity, precision, and ethical responsibility.
Impact for your organisation
Faster, better decisions with AI
Innovative solutions tailored to your clients and markets
Strategic thinking that drives real business outcomes
Confident, future-ready teams who think and work smarter
Bring Thinking Skills to Your Organisation
Empower your leaders and teams to thrive in an AI-driven world.
Contact us to explore how our Thinking Skills in an AI World workshop can build a workforce that combines uniquely human skills with AI capabilities.
"Smart, practical, and timely—Wendy Tan offers a framework for earning your thinking, one conversation with AI at a time.”
Marshall Goldsmith
Thinkers50 Hall of Fame, New York Times best-selling author of
The Earned Life and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
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Participant’s Perspective
What Ted Says About Thinking with AI Workshop:
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AI is more effective as a thinking partner than as a shortcut for instant answers.
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The Flame Centre® BRAIN™ Framework provides a structured way to approach complex and ambiguous problems.
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Slowing down to clarify objectives leads to better analysis and decisions.
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AI should be used for ideation and clarity, not just automation and efficiency.
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Humans must remain in the driver’s seat, guiding AI rather than following it blindly.
This workshop showed how I can use AI as a thinking partner to check blind spots and flaws in my thinking. It guided me on how to systematically apply critical thinking on AI output using the CLEAR approach. These skills enable me to quickly come out with an action plan.
Engineer
Financial industry
I learned to use the BRAIN framework to ask sharper, goal-driven questions and integrate AI-generated insights with my own. This helped me identify gaps, focus my efforts, and take clearer, more strategic action. As a result, my work is more effective and aligned—and this approach is valuable for learners across all generations.
Corporate Treasury Specialist
Financial Industry
I asked AI a very vague question, but when you use the proper framework, it actually gives you a more detailed answer, even a schedule you can follow. It’s very applicable to anyone —especially now that we’re really using AI, both at work and in our personal lives, or for anything else we want to use it for.
Assistant Relationship Manager
Financial Industry
Learning Impact
Here’s What You’ll Learn From Our Workshop
Critical Thinking Skills in a Changing Tech World
Skills To Use AI Tools To Increase Productivity And Effectiveness
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Understand the fundamentals of critical thinking and its relevance in the context of AI tools.
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Develop the ability to evaluate the reliability, accuracy, and potential biases of outputs generated by tech tools.
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Ask the right questions in the right order to use AI tools effectively and safely.
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Learn techniques for problem-solving, decision-making and planning for success using AI data and outputs.
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Apply critical thinking strategies to harness AI tools effectively in their professional roles.
Learning Experience
This workshop focuses on:
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Why the need for first principle thinking skills with new emerging tech tools?
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Good and poor users of Al tools: differences in thinking patterns
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Thinking Skills Profile™ to identify thinking strengths and gaps and where to improve
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Flame Centre® BRAIN™ Framework to think with Al
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Big picture thinking with context and strategy in guiding Al
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Process thinking to get from point A to B with Al by asking the right questions in the right order
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A CLEAR™ framework for analysis and fact-checking
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Intuitive thinking to iterate and personalise outputs
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When to maintain human thinking agency and avoid reliance on Al tools
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Thinking habits to cultivate
Who Should Attend
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Managers and executives who lead projects and want to improve their ability to make good judgement to deliver the results.
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People who are already using some AI, but using it rather simplistically - single line, high level prompt.
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People who want to develop more robust and detailed outputs like a personalised plan, strategy, and investments.
Our workshop is NOT to teach prompt engineering or to expose people to AI.
Workshop Fees
SC: Singapore Citizens I PR: Permanent Residents
With effect from 1 Jan 2022, SSG will introduce a fixed Absentee Payroll (AP) rate at $4.50 per hour.
*SkillsFuture Credit Claimable.
Payment can be made via PayNow or bank transfer.
Instructions on payment will be available after registration form submission.
Relevant Skills
Digital Fluency, Sense Making, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Learning Agility
Relevance to employment, upskilling and reskilling
Develop the ability to use a range of thinking skills to harness AI tools effectively, evaluate the reliability and accuracy of outputs generated by tech tools. Learn to ask the right questions and techniques for problem solving and decision making.
A) Minimum Entry Requirement
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Polytechnic Diploma
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IELTS 5.5 or equivalent (applicable for International learners)
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A pass in TVI English Admission test
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Possess basic information and communication technology (ICT) skills
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Have been a people manager for at least six months and responsible for the engagement and retention of their employees
B) Thinking with AI
What does “Thinking with AI” mean?
Thinking with AI is Flame Centre’s approach to working with artificial intelligence as a cognitive partner rather than a replacement for human thinking. It focuses on practising judgement, sense‑making, and learning capability instead of automating decisions or outputs.
How is “Thinking with AI” different from using AI tools?
Using AI tools emphasises efficiency and task completion. Thinking with AI focuses on how humans reason, learn, and lead alongside AI, ensuring that insight, ethics, and contextual understanding remain human-led.
Why does Thinking with AI matter for L&D and HR leaders?
L&D and HR leaders play a critical role in shaping how organisations adapt to AI. Thinking with AI helps them redesign learning, leadership development, and capability-building in ways that strengthen human judgement and decision making.
Does Thinking with AI replace existing leadership or learning frameworks?
No. It complements existing frameworks by integrating AI into established models of leadership, learning, and organisational development—enhancing them with new forms of insight and experimentation.
How can organisations start applying Thinking with AI?
Organisations can begin by reframing AI from a productivity tool to a learning partner, piloting reflective uses of AI in leadership development, and building capability around asking better questions, not just generating faster answers.
Last updated on 4 May 2026