Creative Problem Solving
This 2 day workshop will give participants an overview of the entire creative problem solving process, as well as key problem solving tools that they can use every day.
By the end of the course you will learn how to:
· Understand problems and the creative problem solving process
· Identify types of information to gather and key questions to ask in problem solving
· Identify the importance of defining a problem correctly
· Identify and use four different problem definition tools
· Write concrete problem statements
· Use basic brainstorming tools to generate ideas for solutions
· Use idea generating tools, such as affinity diagrams, word chaining, the box method, the six thinking hats, and the blink method
· Evaluate potential solutions against criteria, including cost/benefit analysis and group voting
· Perform a final analysis to select a solution
· Understand the roles that fact and intuition play in selecting a solution
· Understand the need to refine the shortlist and re-refine it
· Understand how to identify the tasks and resources necessary to implement solutions
· Evaluate and adapt solutions to reality
· Follow up with solution implementation to celebrate successes and identify improvements