Critical Thinking in the AI Age
Preparing students, educators, and professionals to navigate an AI-driven world with confidence and clarity
AI is transforming how we learn, work, and make decisions. From classrooms to boardrooms, the ability to think critically about AI (to evaluate claims, assess risks, and make informed choices) is becoming essential. Our training programmes equip students, educators, and organisations with the critical thinking skills needed to thrive alongside AI.
The Challenge
AI is transforming how we learn, work, and make decisions. But speed without understanding creates risk.
For Education
Students encounter AI-generated content daily. They use it for homework, research, and creative projects. But do they understand how AI works, where it's biased, or when it's hallucinating?
Without critical thinking skills, they risk becoming passive consumers rather than informed users.
For Organisations
Organisations rush to adopt AI without the frameworks to evaluate vendor claims, assess risks, or build governance structures. Decisions are made on hype rather than evidence.
Without critical thinking, AI adoption becomes expensive guesswork with hidden risks.
The Solution: Build Critical Thinking Capability
Both audiences need the same core skills: evaluating AI claims and outputs, recognising limitations and ethical considerations, distinguishing hype from substance, understanding broader societal implications, and navigating probabilistic rather than deterministic outcomes.
Programmes for Students and Educational Institutions
Critical Thinking for Primary School Students
Building foundational critical thinking skills for the digital age
What students learn:
- •Asking good questions about technology
- •Understanding that computers follow instructions
- •Recognising when technology makes decisions
- •Thinking about fairness and kindness online
Delivery formats: Age-appropriate workshops, Multi-week programmes, Interactive activities
Critical Thinking for Secondary School Students
Preparing students aged 12-18 to think critically about AI and digital technologies
What students learn:
- •How AI systems work (algorithms, machine learning, data)
- •Questioning AI outputs and recognising biases
- •Understanding AI limitations and failure modes
- •Digital literacy and online information evaluation
Delivery formats: 6-week modules, Transition Year programmes, Workshop series
AI Literacy for Third-Level Students
Critical thinking workshops for university and college students across all disciplines
What students learn:
- •AI fundamentals for non-technical students
- •Evaluating AI-generated content critically
- •Academic integrity in the age of AI tools
- •AI's impact on chosen field or profession
Delivery formats: Guest lectures, Half-day workshops, Orientation programmes
Professional Development for Educators
Equipping teachers and lecturers to teach about AI and integrate critical thinking
What students learn:
- •Understanding AI capabilities and limitations
- •Strategies for teaching critical thinking about AI
- •Integrating AI literacy across the curriculum
- •Managing AI tools in the classroom
Delivery formats: Teacher training days, Online modules, Train-the-trainer programmes
AI and Critical Thinking for Parents
Helping parents understand AI's impact on their children's education and development
What students learn:
- •How children are using AI tools
- •Benefits and risks of AI in education
- •Conversations to have with children about AI
- •Supporting critical thinking at home
Delivery formats: Evening workshops, Online webinars, Resource guides
Programmes for Organisations and Professionals
Build the critical thinking and AI literacy your teams need to make informed decisions
AI Fundamentals for Decision-Makers
Core AI concepts, narrow vs general AI, understanding limitations, appropriate use cases, and interpreting key metrics.
Evaluating AI Solutions
Questions to ask vendors, understanding data and training transparency, explainability, privacy and security, total cost of ownership, and designing effective pilots.
AI Risk, Ethics, and Governance
Understanding bias, privacy, security, hallucinations, the regulatory landscape (EU AI Act, GDPR), ethical frameworks, governance structures, accountability, and ongoing monitoring.
AI Strategy and Decision-Making
Identifying high-value use cases, prioritising initiatives, build vs buy vs partner decisions, change management at scale, measuring ROI beyond cost savings, and building internal capability.
Critical Thinking for AI-Driven Workplaces
Understanding AI tools in your industry, knowing when to trust vs question outputs, collaborating effectively with AI, avoiding automation bias, and future-proofing your career.
Flexible delivery: All programmes can be delivered in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid format. We also offer train-the-trainer options and custom programmes tailored to your sector and specific challenges.
Training Across Education and Enterprise
For Primary and Secondary Schools
- ✓Transition Year programmes
- ✓Leaving Certificate preparation
- ✓SPHE and Citizenship curriculum integration
- ✓Teacher professional development days
- ✓Parent information evenings
For Third-Level Institutions
- ✓University and college guest lectures
- ✓Student workshops and seminars
- ✓Faculty development programmes
- ✓Module development support
- ✓Orientation week programming
For Corporates
- ✓Executive and board-level briefings
- ✓Manager and team leader workshops
- ✓Organisation-wide AI literacy programmes
- ✓Procurement and IT team training
- ✓Sector-specific training
For Professional Bodies and Associations
- ✓CPD training for members
- ✓Conference workshops and keynotes
- ✓Webinar series
- ✓Custom programmes for regulated professions
Research-Backed. Practical. Accessible.
What makes our training different
Grounded in Current Research
Built on recent PhD research (2025) into digital technology adoption, social capital, and absorptive capacity in enterprise settings.
No Vendor Agenda
Independent guidance focused on your needs, not selling specific AI tools or platforms.
Age and Context-Appropriate
From primary students to board directors, content is tailored to the audience's developmental stage, technical background, and decision-making context.
Immediately Applicable
Walk away with frameworks, checklists, and decision tools you can use the next day, not abstract theory.
Irish Context, Global Relevance
Rooted in Irish research and cultural context, with frameworks applicable to organisations worldwide.
Ongoing Support
Access to resource libraries, follow-up consultations, and updated materials as the AI landscape evolves.
Build Critical Thinking Capability in Your School or Organisation
Book a consultation to discuss your training needs. We'll explore your current context, identify learning objectives, and design a programme that delivers real impact for students, educators, or professionals.