Creative Problem Solving Techniques - Solve that Problem

© 2006 David M. Weeks.

Note Book Contents

How to find solutions to problems

Over 100 sections

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Introduction

1. Introduction to Solve that Problem (FREE)
2. Making your Mental Box Bigger! - I Can't Be Creative Here (FREE)
3. The Principles (FREE)

Explore

Get the Right problem to get the right solution

What is Problem Exploration? (FREE)
1. Goals - setting outcomes (FREE)
   Well-formed outcomes
2. Reframe - say it a different way (FREE)
    Rephrase exercise
    Lipstick
3. Assumption (FREE)
    Breaking Assumption exercise
    The Pink-Bus
    Breaking basic assumptions - pitch black restaurant
4. Chunk-down and Up (FREE)
    Simplify exercise
    Staff retention example
5. Facts (FREE)
    Elephants

Generate

Ways to find fresher more novel ideas

1. Changing Things (FREE)
    Poor Creativity
2. Better Brainstorming (FREE)
    Brainstorming Technique
    Using Crazy Ideas as stepping stones
    Concept Extraction to get more idea
3. Standing Up gets more oxygen to the brain (FREE)
    Mexican BrainWave Technique
4. Thinking Negatively comes natural (FREE)
    Reverse Brainstorm Technique
    Reversal example
5. Start in a new place (FREE)
    Random Word, picture, associating
6. Create New Patterns
    Random Combinations
    Random word exercise
    Randomness cards
7. Different WorldViews (FREE)
    Metaphor technique
    Metaphor exercise
8. Prompt lists - SCAMPER, 5W's & H (FREE)
9. Come to your senses (FREE)
    Tell it like it is
    Storytelling
    3-D models
    Mindmap
    Spider Diagram & Mindmap
    Cause-effect
    Lotus Blossom
    Collage
    Role play
10. Environments (FREE)
    Electronic meeting environment
    E-meetings detail
11. Using metaplanning

Evaluate & Judgement

The Art of reducing the many to the few

1. Being selective (FREE)
2. Judgement (FREE)
    Rules of Judgement
    Framing a Problem
3. Group Decision Making (FREE)
    Groupthink
4. Evaluation Framework (FREE)
    Framework detail
    Evaluation Grid
    How Intuitive are you exercise
5. Decision Matrix (FREE)
    Decision Matrix exercise
6. Paired Comparison Analysis (FREE)
7. Killing Ideas (FREE)

Do It!

Unless you get value from your ideas, you were playing!

1. A Multilayered Box (FREE)
    Organisational Culture
    Invisible rules at play
2. Just get on with it (FREE)
    Don't over specify
    Make a prototype
    Make sure you are Can Do
    Don't Talk Smart
3. Organisational Snakes & Ladders (FREE)
    Find your Stakeholders
    Force Field Analysis
      Force Field Analysis template
    Find an Innovation Champion
    Risky or What
      Risk Table & Matrix
       Risk Mindmap
    Perceptual Mapping
    In other people's shoes?
      Perceptual Positions
4. Storyboarding (FREE)
    Six step Story board Template
5. Getting ideas accepted
6. Patterns make companies blind (FREE)
    Blinding patterns exercise
7. Innovation Gems (FREE)

Brain Operating System

Playing with your Brain

1. Techniques only go so far (FREE)
2. Brain - The Physical Side (FREE)
    Brainworks - neurons, interferring hemispheres
    Interferring exercise
    Brain dominance exercise
3. Maximise Brainpower (FREE)
    Fun, play and bananas
    Can you play exercise?
    The T shape
4. Your internal world doesn't match what's out there! (FREE)
    Filters on reality
     Remembering
5. Brain Software (FREE)
    An evaluator or generator exercise
    Metaprograms
6. The secret's in the language! (FREE)
    Language Meta-model
7. Structure of experience (FREE)
    Sensory (VAK) preference exercise
    Changing experience qualities exercise
8. I believe (FREE)
    Beliefs
    Changing beliefs exercise
9. Motivation for a Change (FREE)
10. Making Personal Change (FREE)
     Six Step Reframe
11. Mirror Neurons (FREE)