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1) 9+8+7+65+4+3+2+1 = 99 -> 7 addition signs.
2) 2) 9+8+7+6+5+43+21 = 99 -> 6 addition signs.
Trial and error
[(2 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 1 <- NO
[(6 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 7 <- NO
[(8 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 10 <- NO
[(4 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 4 <- YES!!
The number is 4
Algebraically: [(3*x + 8)/2] -6 = 4
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Bs ii module 1
1) The document discusses problem solving and creative thinking. It addresses problem solving as a mental process and considers it one of the most complex intellectual functions. 2) Several tips for problem solving are provided, including that there are always problems to solve, problems become bigger if not addressed, and that every problem has more than one solution. 3) A problem solving style questionnaire is included to help individuals identify if they are more idealist, activist, or realist in their problem solving approach. Critical thinking, problem solving skills, and emotional intelligence are also discussed.
Bs ii module 1
- 1. Amity School ofBusiness PROBLEM SOLVING & CREATIVE THINKING BS – II By: Parul Goel
- 2. Problem - Solving Amity School of Business - Problem solving is a mental process. -Is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping.
- 3. Amity School ofBusiness Considered the most complex of all intellectual function.
- 4. Amity School ofBusiness Problem solving occurs when we move from a given state to a desired goal state.
- 5. Amity School ofBusiness • There are always problems • There are no big problems; only small ones
- 6. Amity School ofBusiness • You can solve them when YOU are bigger than the PROBLEM • But if you don’t solve them then, they become BIGGER than you
- 7. Amity School ofBusiness • Every problem has a Solution • Actually every problem has more than one solution
- 8. What’s Your Problem-SolvingSchoolof Business Amity Style? Directions: Circle the correct letter, then distribute the 10 points among choices a, b and c. 1. When I am faced with a complex situation or problem, I tend to: _____ a. Ask friends _____ b. Solve it myself _____ c. Seek professional help 2. People who are great problem solvers: _____ a. Have very clear goals and objectives _____ b. Find the best solution _____ c. Ask the right questions 3. I am happiest when I am deciding: _____ a. How things should be _____ b. How to make things better _____ c. How things are now 4. When I am bothered by something I look at: _____ a. How I would like things to be different _____ b. What I should do to make things better _____ c. The cause of the problem 5. When I am under pressure, I _____ a. Spend a lot of time thinking about it _____ b. Solve it quickly _____ c. Sit back and carefully examine the situation
- 9. Amity School ofBusiness 6. I am most interested in: _____ a. The way things could be _____ b. How to improve things _____ c. The way things r now 7. When I am in a group, I tend to help the group: _____ a. Determine goals _____ b. Take action _____ c. Obtain the facts 8. When I find out that another person does not like me or is angry with me, I: _____ a. Try to understand what that person wants _____ b. Try to make things better between us _____ c. Get more information 9. When another person asks me for help with a problem, I tend to: _____ a. Find out what the person wants to accomplish _____ b. Give suggestions _____ c. Get more information 10. People in general are likely to get into trouble when they: _____ a. Lack a vision for the future _____ b. Don’t take risks _____ c. Act on impulse
- 10. Amity School ofBusiness Add the numbers you have written. a: 8, b: 2, c: 1 Totals: A: _____ B: _____ C: _____ Now add 5 points to A and subtract 5 points from C. A: _____ B: _____ C: _____ A= Idealist interested in values B= Activist interested in proposals and ideas C= Realist interested in information and situations
- 11. EXERCISE Amity School of Business 1. List 10 problems you solved today. What problem-solving skills did you use? 2. When you have a major problem, is there somebody you go to for help? What is it about that person that makes you think he or she can handle the problem? 3. Describe the biggest problem facing you right now. What skills will you need to solve it?
- 12. Rating Scale Amity School of Business • Critical thinking skill • Problem solving skill • Expression of ideas • Thinking creatively • Emotional intelligence
- 13. Amity School ofBusiness
- 14. Amity School ofBusiness • Means-ends thinking: – Ability to articulate the step by step means necessary to carry out the solution to a given interpersonal problem. – Ability to recognize obstacles, the social sequences deriving from these solutions. – Recognition that interpersonal problem solving takes time.
- 15. Amity School ofBusiness • Consequential thinking: – Being aware of the consequences of social acts as they affect self and others. – Ability to generate alternative consequences to potential problem solutions before acting.
- 16. Amity School ofBusiness • Causal thinking: – Reflects the degree of appreciation of social and personal motivation. – Involves the realization that how one felt and acted may have been influenced by and, in turn, may have influenced how others felt and acted.
- 17. The Jug Activity Amity School of Business
- 18. Amity School ofBusiness In “everyday” language: G IN K IN • Thinking “outside” the box TH • Thinking about thinking • “Unlimited” thinking • Divergent thinking
- 19. What Is CriticalThinking? Amity School of Business • It is thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal directed. • It is literally thinking about something from many angles. • Examples of people who use critical thinking in their daily lives: lawyer who found loophole to free his client, computer repair technician who found the one tiny circuit problem in your computer, homemaker who discovered a way to reduce the household debt each month, the student who discovered that reading the material before class made listening easier. • Critical thinking is about making informed, enlightened, educated, open-minded decisions in college, in relationships, in finances, and in life in general.
- 20. Critical Thinking Amity School of Business Huitt’s (1992) classification of problem-solving techniques: • Critical thinking--linear and serial, more structured, more rational and analytical, and more goal-oriented • Creative thinking--holistic and parallel, more emotional and intuitive, more creative, more visual, and more tactual/ kinesthetic
- 21. Amity School ofBusiness Springer & Deutsch’s (1993) classification of brain-lateralization dominance: • Left brain thinking--analytic, serial, logical, objective • Right brain thinking--global, parallel, emotional, subjective
- 22. Exercise Amity School of Business • How many addition signs should be put between digits of the number 987654321 and where should we put them to get a total of 99? • Divide the face of the clock into three parts with two lines so that the sum of the numbers in the three parts are equal. • If you begin with a one digit integer, multiply by 3, add 8, divide by 2 and subtract 6, you will get the integer back. • If Jane is older than Kim, Kim is older than Shawn. Shawn is younger than Jane and Rachel is older than Jane List the people from oldest to youngest.
- 23. Solutions Amity School of Business 1) 9+8+7+65+4+3+2+1 = 99 -> 7 addition signs. 2) 2) 9+8+7+6+5+43+21 = 99 -> 6 addition signs. Trial and error [(2 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 1 <- NO [(6 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 7 <- NO [(8 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 10 <- NO [(4 * 3 + 8)/2] - 6 = 4 <- YES!! The number is 4 Algebraically: [(3*x + 8)/2] -6 = 4 Rachel, Jane, Kim, Shawn
- 24. Match Problem Amity School of Business • Can you arrange these six matches into four equilateral triangles?
- 25. Match Problem AmitySchool of Business Fixation • The inability to see a problem from a new perspective.
- 26. Making It WorkFor Amity School of Business You Critical thinking skill development involves: • Restraining emotions • Looking at things differently • Analyzing (breaking down) information • Asking questions • Solving problems • Distinguishing fact from opinion
- 27. Restraining Emotions Amity School of Business • It is crucial that you know when your emotions are clouding an issue. Example: Should drugs be legalized? Should terminally ill patients have the right to state assisted and/or privately assisted suicide? • If we allow our emotions to run rampant and fail to use research, logic, and evidence (expansive thinking), we cannot examine the issues critically and have a logical discussion regarding the statements.
- 28. Restraining Emotions Amity School of Business If you feel that your emotions caused you to be less than objective, you might consider the following tips you are faced with an emotional decision: • Listen to all sides of an argument or statement before you make a decision or form an opinion. • Make a conscious effort to identify which emotions are causing you to lose objectivity. • Do not let your emotions withdraw you or turn you off from the situation. • Don’t let yourself become engaged in “I’m right, you’re wrong” situations.
- 29. …Restraining Emotions Amity School of Business • Work to understand why others feel their side is valid. • Physiological reactions to emotions, such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, should be recognized as an emotional checklist. If you begin to experience these reactions, relax, take a deep breath, and concentrate on being open-minded. • Control your negative self-talk or inner voice toward the other person(s) or situation. • Determine whether your emotions are irrational.
- 30. Activity Amity School of Business • Think of a situation you were in recently where you experienced a negative emotion such as anger, frustration, depression, insecurity, fear, etc. 1) Write out in detail what was going on in the situation and how you felt in the situation. 2) Now try to figure out the thinking you were doing in the circumstance, which led to the negative feeling. Write out the thinking in detail. 3) Then write how your thinking and feeling impacted your behavior.