Who Are We?

Critical Thinking Experts

The people at Business Processes Inc. (BPI) are critical thinking experts. With more than 30 years experience teaching problem solving, decision-making, and planning for every major industry, our strength is an ability to make common sense more common. Our methods offer an optimal blend of simplicity and analytical power. We tailor by industry and to any organizational level.

We also offer both Consultant-taught or Train-the-trainer workshops; as well as Blended-learning options. Sample our Self-paced content by going to Buy Lessons and purchasing one or more of our self-paced courses.

What Do We Offer?

Critical Thinking for Leaders

This is a two-day workshop for organization and team leaders. It teaches the BPI core thinking skills. Emphasis is on using three levels of leader leverage to improve organizational thinking (i.e. personal competence, coaching the thinking of others, and improving organizational climate through reasoned action.)

Critical Thinking

This two-day workshop is for teams and individuals. It also teaches the BPI core thinking skills. The emphasis is on teaching people how to think and to collaborate systematically. One-day modules from this course are also available: Systematic Problem Solving and Systematic Decision Making. Experience a portion of the content from this workshop in our online courses. Go to Buy Lessons and purchase the Systematic Problem Solving course or one of the sub-courses.

Systematic Project Management

This is a one-day workshop on project management basics (a.k.a. project management for mere mortals.) It is an excellent stand-alone course or it can be used as a prerequisite for project management software training. You may experience the content from this workshop by going to Buy Lessons and purchasing the Systematic Project Management course or one of its sub-courses.

What Makes Us Unique?

Immediate ROI possible

There is significant time in each workshop devoted to job issues of participants. Each class can demonstrate a positive ROI even before returning to work duties.

EASY to learn & easy to use

The streamlined thinking process is easy to learn and use. (The cause analysis process takes 30-40 minutes to identify a most likely cause and a test to verify it.)

ANY organizational level

The simple yet powerful processes work with any organizational level from hourly through upper management.

Job Aids

We provide a thorough reference text, printed wall chart forms, pocket sized guides & electronic workbooks for collaboration and coaching. Our online courseware can be used as post-class test, follow-up and remediation.

One and Two-Day Workshops with Online Options

The workshops are highly interactive, practical and very well received. They generate interest and create great word of mouth demand. And, the organization benefits from the minimized time off the job and documentable impact.

What Business Issues Do We Address?