Why are critical thinking skills important in today's global high-tech world?

Given the pace of innovation and the fierceness of competition and the unpredictability of world events, today more than at any time in the past 70 years businesses are concerned to find workers who can solve problems, make good decisions, learn new things, and adapt to an uncertain future. To succeed in a global high-tech world, a corporation will have to hire workers with strong critical thinking and cultivate a corporate culture that fosters strong critical thinking.