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"Every problem has a gift for you
in its hands."
~ Richard Bach
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Find the roots of the problem: walk backward and
ask 'Why?' at every step until you reach the root of the problem. Be ready to
reassess your past strategic decision because they may become obsolete and be
the real cause of the problem.
Could it be done differently? Challenge
assumptions, as 'Why? What if?' questions and play 'What If?' scenarios.
use the 5-Why method,
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Reframing and Turning Your
Problems To Opportunities |
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Your
perception of any problem
depends on the position from where you perceive it.
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Asking Effective Questions |
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When something goes wrong, don't ask:
A better question, and one that would stimulate creative
problem solving would be:
Now your subconscious mind will work on improving the
situation...
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Murphy's Law in Project Management
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CPS:
The Key Things to Keep in Mind
By Roger von Oech1 |
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"When I am
working on a
problem
I never think about beauty. I only think about
how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is
not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
– Buckminster Fuller.
One of the diamonds in
creativity and
creative problem solving is simplicity. All really
great inventions have that property in common. Nature, in its elementary parts,
is simple. What makes things complex is the fact that there are (sometimes)
millions of factors influencing a certain phenomena, or worse: each other.6
(See case studies)
Brainstorming
The
best-known and widely used team-based creative problem
solving and
creative thinking technique is
brainstorming. One major reason why brainstorming is useful is that it helps
to free us from 'fixed ideas'...
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The Power of
Prototyping
Prototyping can help you
tackle problems when you cannot come out with good solutions. Prototyping
can also help you to make progress and solve critical problems creatively
one by one when you work on a complex project and the challenges you
face seem to be too big to address
holistically.
Once you start prototyping, you may be surprised at how easily some of the
apparently unsolvable problems can be solved.
STRIDES Problem Solving Model
The
STRIDES model
was developed by the Quality Support Council of
Fidelity Investments. This
problem solving model
provides employees in every part of the corporation with a common
language and process for implementing
Kaizen – a strategy of
continuous improvement. As stated in Fidelity's Models
for Quality Improvement, STRIDES is the approach to use "where the
problem is more complex."
5 Things You Should Know To Win
Source:
The Art of War, Sun Tzu
You must know five things to win:
10 Minutes CPS ...
The Power of Active Thinking...
10
Secrets of Creativity...
Challenging Assumptions...
Tips
for Challenging Assumptions...
Reframing...
Asking
Effective Questions...
Asking Searching Questions...
Four Problem Solving Techniques...
CPS:
The Key Things to Keep in Mind ...
Stepping Out of Your Shoes...
Making Big
Changes...
Systemic
Thinking...
Systems
Thinking...
Advanced Creative Inventive
Thinking...
Managing Creativity In Your
Business Environment...
Case in Point
Increasing Toothpaste Sales...
Case in Point
IDEO...
Case in Point
Estee Lauder...
Case in Point
Half.com...
Case in Point
Fun4Biz...
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We cannot solve
our problems with the same thinking we used when
we created them. |
Albert
Einstein |
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Focused
prototyping helps resolve little critical problems one by one.
Once you get in gear, you'll be surprised at how easily some of the
solutions appear. |
Tom Kelley |
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References:
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A Whack on the Side of the Head, Roger von Oech
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The
Leader's Guide To Lateral Thinking," Paul Sloane
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Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono
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ASIT –
Advanced Systematic Inventive Thinking, Roni Horowitz
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Unlocking Your Creativity,
Brian Tracy
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Simple – Simpler – Simplest," Jos Steynebrugh,
ASIT
Newsletter
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101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques, James M. Higgins
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Get Smart, Brian Tracy
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10 Locks that Limit Creative Thinking, Roger von Oech
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Creativity
Secrets
Brainstorming
10 Brainstorming Rules
Tips for Adopting a Different Point of View
How To
Run a Brainstorming Session
Techniques for Fast
Idea Evaluation and Decision Making
Questions for Creative Business
Problem Solving
How To Get
Inspired: 12 Tips
Creative Marketing
Surprise To Win
Innovation Is Love
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