TRAININGS

Thinking Critically About Historical Failures: Professional Development for Smart Young Professionals

16 Weeks | $400 | Starts January 2025

This 16-week training is grounded in Stephanie Butron’s published research and coaching experience. It helps early-career professionals develop clarity, courage, and critical thinking in high-pressure environments—by studying one of the most famous organizational failures in history: the 1986 Challenger disaster.

Delivered via email and structured around peer reflection, weekly prompts, and strategic commentary, this training offers deep insight without burnout.

What You’ll Learn

• Apply critical thinking to real-world failures
• Recognize and resist harmful workplace norms
• Clarify your professional values
• Strengthen creativity under stress
• Use focused journaling as a personal development tool

What’s Included

• 16 weekly email-based lessons
• Access to a private email discussion thread
• Personalized weekly commentary from Stephanie
• Digital course reader: Thinking Critically About Historical Failures

Time Commitment

1–3 hours per week depending on writing depth. Three free passes are included for breaks and emergencies.

Syllabus Overview

Weeks 1–4: Clarity & Foundations

• Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Stress
• Clarifying Ideas with SEE-I
• Feynman, Systems, and the Challenger Disaster
• Understanding Incentives (Principal-Agent Theory)

Weeks 5–8: Culture, Identity & Resistance

• Normalization of Deviance
• Kuhn and Paradigm Blindness
• Your Industry’s Incentive Structures
• Personal Identity vs. Professional Role

Weeks 9–12: Navigating Risk & Pressure

• Signals, Silence, and Peer Culture
• Stress, Decision-Making, and Accountability
• Systems Thinking
• Intellectual Traits of a Critical Thinker

Weeks 13–16: Coaching & Legacy

• Redefining Failure
• Building a Personal Ethics Framework
• Mentoring Under Pressure
• Writing Your Professional Legacy

Who This Is For

Smart young professionals working in:

• Aerospace, government, or high-stakes industries
• Career transitions or leadership pipelines
• Any role where critical decisions are made under stress

Cost & Start Date

$400 | Starts January 2025

Three “free passes” built in.

No prerequisites. No special software required.

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