.......critical thinking?

First of all what is critical means..... it relates that the issue is at very important juncture or at the turning point.
Since you are at very important juncture, it is very crucial to think about your further leap from each and every aspect and its consequences. So, it is almost like brainstorming of your ideas related to certain topic or further step.

Critical thinking, to sum it up, is nothing but precisely and deliberately taking further steps about anything.