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CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. facilitated by Ruth E. Lawhorn 3/98. Creative Problem Solving is. Adding another ingredient to the usual “stew” of what do I do about whatever… (Source: original verse by Ruth E. Lawhorn). What is Problem Solving?.

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CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

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  1. CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING facilitated by Ruth E. Lawhorn 3/98

  2. Creative Problem Solving is... Adding another ingredient to the usual “stew” of what do I do about whatever… (Source: original verse by Ruth E. Lawhorn)

  3. What is Problem Solving? • Making decisions that you can live with the morning after... • “How do you do this?” • By using a “tried & true” approach. • “Which is …”

  4. The *Scientific Method • Describe the need. • Define goals & criteria. • Identify constraints. • Generate alternatives. • Evaluate alternatives. • Select best overall solution. • Follow up.

  5. CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING • What is it? • Using memory to bring both knowledge & imagination together. • It is uncommon thinking performed by ordinary people. • It is thinking with the purpose of generating new solutions to problems.

  6. getting in the >mind-set • Suspending judgment • an open mind • a supportive environment • Knowing yourself • always …never… • Fueling the flow of ideas • Valuing every idea • Encouraging others

  7. “Sole-Searching” Techniques • Silence & Solitude • Return to Nature • Return to Nurture • Mental or Physical Break - Away (Source: The Psychology of Achievement, Brian Tracy)

  8. APPLICATION • Physical Warm Up • Mental Drill (#1 - 5 with a partner) • Self-Practice (#6 - 10 on your own) • Group Exercise

  9. “Just my Imagination…” • 1. What fragrance is the letter “X”? • 2. What flavor is a computer bug? • 3. How old is the letter “Y”? • 4. What color is a summer breeze? • 5. How wide is forever? • 6. When does a “timeless object” wake up? • 7. How much does wisdom weigh? • 8. What is the name of your favorite dust ball? • 9. What is your happiest sadness? • 10. What does a rock sound like?

  10. SELF-PRACTICE

  11. GROUP EXERCISE

  12. RESOURCE LIST 1..Managing Time • Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990) • Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive (New York: HarperBusiness,1985) • Franklin Quest, TIMEQUEST The Franklin Day Planner System Increasing Productivity Through Value-Based Time Management 2. Managing Change • William Bridges, Managing Transitions- Making the Most of Change (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1991) • James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1987) • Peter R. Scholtes, The Team Handbook (Madison, WI: Joiner Associates, 1990) • Wm. H. Cunningham, R. J. Alday, & M. S. Stone, Business In A Changing World (Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western College (ITP), 1996)

  13. Jerry Y. Wind & Jeremy Main, Driving Change (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998) 3. Creative Problem Solving • Cunningham, et al, Business In A Changing World • Brian Tracy, The Psychology of Achievement- Creative Problem Solving & Decision Making (Niles, IL: Nightingale-Conant) • Creative Problem Solving With ThoughtPath, Introduction to Creative Problem Solving (www.thoughtpath.com) • Teamworks Module: Problem Solving (www.vta.spcomm.u.uc.edu)

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