Learn how to distinguish between truth and falsehoods using simple, yet effective, decision-making strategies. These strategies can equip you to safeguard yourself from distortions of reality. By enhancing your critical and creative thinking skills, you can boost your intellectual capabilities. It can be challenging to identify the reality distortions we face, such as blind spots, disinformation, misinformation, noise, cognitive biases, contextual deception, gaslighting, greenwashing, cybercrimes, identity theft, and online fraud. This course is comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and interactive. It includes insights from guest speakers who provide authentic examples and practical exercises.

Moderator: Ralph Brueggemann, MBA, MEd, is an adjunct professor at the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science. He has experience in independent consulting, quality improvement, nonprofit board experience, and developing commercial products for national and international corporations.