When we think of ways to meet people where they’re at—emotionally, physically, psychologically, maturationally, and whatever else—and welcome them to participate in the dialogue in a way that is accessible to them, we’re using supportive thinking.

Focused thinking is the ability to narrow our attention to the task at hand, and only that task.

Creative thinking is the ability to generate new ideas, proposals, examples, or combinations thereof.

Critical Thinking is when we clarify and evaluate proposals, examples, theories, ideas, & etc., using tools from a variety of disciplines and traditions.