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Creativity and Innovative

Problem Solving

 

 

Walk away from this 90 minute workshop knowing how to apply the following seven step (task) process that promotes the same basic core qualities of expert problem solvers, creative geniuses and innovative thinkers.

 

This approach works because you leave with a tool that puts at your finger tips an automated consultant …who provides over 300 expert questions to ask and the following 31 powerful “mentoring” tools to use - when and where you need it.

 

Creativity, Innovation & Problem Solving Process

Tools to Use

Step 1: Validate the problem and write a creative problem statement

·             Eye-of-the-Beholder Viewpoints

·             Reframe the Problem or Opportunity

·             Real Problem Analysis

·             Problem (Opportunity) Statement:

·             Creative Focus Statement

Step 2: Understand the problem and define the innovation requirements

·             Basic Background Information

·             Transient (Change) Description

·             Mind Mapping Brainstorming

·             Interaction & Relationship Worksheet

·             Idea & Solution Requirements

Step 3: Prepare your mind for creative thinking.

·             Incubation

·             Classic Group Brainstorming

·             Personal Brainstorming

·             Brainstorming with Note Cards

·             Attribute Brainstorming

Step 4: Generate lots of creative ideas

·             Basic Creativity Questions

·             Thinking in Associations

·             Thinking in Analogies

·             Thinking in Reverse

·             Fantasy or Wishful Thinking

·             Tap Your Subconscious For Ideas

Step 5: Turn creative ideas into innovative solutions

·             Categorize and Synthesis Ideas

·             Refine Ideas

·             Practical Solution Analysis

Step 6: Develop evaluation criterion and select decision making strategy.

·             Decision Making Criterion

·             Decision Making Tools & Strategies

Step 7: Decide and validate the best innovative solution to implement.

·             Idea Evaluation

·             Prioritization Matrix

·             Force Field and Change Analysis

·             Intuitive Coin Flip

·             Validate the Correctness of the Decision

 

 

 

 

 

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