This document provides an overview of an introductory course on creative problem solving concepts. The target audience is individuals with little experience in formal creative problem solving, idea management, or innovation management. The course objectives are to provide a solid understanding of basic creative problem solving concepts and the ability to use tools and techniques for creatively resolving problems. The course syllabus outlines segments on the creative problem solving process, tools and techniques, and building a culture that supports creative problem solving.
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Student will be able to learn the basic concepts of deign thinking along with 5 phases of Design Thinking Process. This PPT covers the following topics: Introduction to design thinking, Need for design thinking, Design and Business, The Design Process, Design Brief, Visualization, Four Questions & Ten Tools, Explore
STEEP Analysis, Strategic Priorities, Activity System, Stakeholder Mapping, Opportunity Framing.
Critical thinking is a intellectually disciplined process of actively and skilfully conceptualising, applying, synthesising and evaluating information gathered by observation, experience, reasoning or communication as a guide to belief and action.
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This workshop had 5 main goals:
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3) Work deep on the problem definition
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Six thinking hats brainstorming technique trainingTravis Eck
Brainstorming technique used in process improvement, project management and problem sloving. Tap into this unique method to explore additional solutions missed by many brainstorming techniques.
Laura Mocanu of Elite Vision Coaching has an impressive background as a Marketing Professional in her native Romania. This combined with her own career change and a passion for continuing education sets the tone for her work. A business mentor for the Prince’s Trust and Well Being Officer for NIAMH, her own trajectory is an excellent model for what it takes a client to maximize their potential and illustrative of the "Design Thinking" she teaches.
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Design Thinking-Solution based approach to problem solvingPradeep Patel, PMP®
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The presentation deep dives into the Design Thinking process, tool& Techniques, Visual thinking, 6 thinking hats and real world success stories and case studies of how Design thinking has helped broke startups to become Billion dollar Companies
Learn about, the problem solving method, problem definition, generating solutions, analysing and selecting solutions, planning your next steps, recording lessons learned,
This workshop had 5 main goals:
1) Overview about design thinking
2) Understand a bit about how our mind works through the 30 circles exercise
3) Work deep on the problem definition
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That journey inspired me to prepare this presentation which is my attempt at teaching and spreading this infectious process to others who might not understand how creativity works or can find use from such information.
Unique solutions come from innovative problem solving. Having a framework is critical.
Insight. First find and define the problem.
Saturation. This is the information gathering phase chock full of research. Most designers hate this phase because it isn’t “creative” in their mind. From my perspective, the designers I respect most are all about saturating themselves in data and inspiration.
Incubation. This is where you walk away from ideas and thinking altogether, which Schwartz refers to as “thinking aside.” He explains that when you shut your mind off, your brain is able to spark the best creativity, which is why ideas pop in your head during a shower, while walking in nature or when you are dreaming. This is often an area I totally ignored since I’ve never really had the luxury of time, but one I’ll be looking to learn and apply in my ever-changing creative process.
Illumination. This is one step we are likely all familiar with. The infamous a-ha moment that stops you in your tracks.
Verification. This is the point where things start coming together; the part where you make it real. This part reminds me of the great scientists of history having an idea, testing it and learning from it.
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Ideas are nothing without execution.
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introduction to design thinking
Understanding & solving a problem:: termed as Designing
• Problem understanding: process or activities for identifying undesirable situations and desirable situations.
• Problem solving: Developing a plan with the intent of changing undesirable situations to desirable situations
• Designing involves both problem understanding and problem solving
Agile is a method to solve predefined problems, while design thinking focuses on finding the right problems to solve.
While Agile is an approach to problem solving, design thinking is an approach to problem finding.
Together these two methods can transform your organization, and ensure every project delivers value to the business, your customers, and your own bottom-line.
Within the context of new product development(NPD), design thinking is very well suited to used in markets that are quickly changing and when user needs are uncertain.
When facing a complex challenge
When facing a human centered challenge
Prioritize features: Product managers work closely with engineers to estimate features, define requirements, and collaborate on a release plan based on the team’s capacity.
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Creative problem solving.
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Types of Innovation
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Conceptual Blocks
Components of Creativity.
Tools for Defining Problems
Tools for Creating New Ideas.
Creating a Creative Climate
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." -Albert Einstein
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2. Course 101 – Creative Problem Solving Concepts
Target Student Audience:
• Little to no experience with:
• Formal creative problem solving concepts, tools and/or techniques
• Idea management concepts
• Innovation management concepts
• Frustrated with:
• The amount of time wasted solving the wrong problem
• The same old ideas or solutions that don’t really solve the problem
• Ineffective and inefficient brainstorming sessions
• Ideas that get wasted
• Ideas that go nowhere
3. Course 101 – Creative Problem Solving Concepts
Course Objectives:
• At the conclusion of this training, the student should have:
• A solid understanding of basic creative problem solving concepts
• An ability to utilize a number of tools and techniques for creatively
resolving problems
“The average adult thinks of 3-6
alternatives to any given solution.
The average child thinks of 60!”
• Think of more than 3-6 alternatives to any given solution
4. Course 101 – Creative Problem Solving Concepts
Course Syllabus:
Segment The Creative Problem Solving Process Overview
One
Segment Step-By-Step Review of The Creative Problem Solving Process
Two
Segment Tools and Techniques for Creative Problem Solving
Three
Segment A Culture That Supports Creative Problem Solving
Four
Quiz Review What You’ve Learned!
5. Segment
One
The Creative Problem
Solving Process Overview
6. Creative Problem Solving
Definition:
• Creative problem solving is the mental Alternate labels include a
process of creating a solution to a challenge, an opportunity,
or a situation in which
problem. there is room for
• It is a special form of problem solving in improvement
which the solution is independently
created rather than learned with
assistance
• To qualify as creative problem solving Creative problem
the solution must either have value, solving always
clearly solve the stated problem, or be involves creativity
appreciated by someone for whom the
situation improves
7. Creative Problem Solving
Creativity vs. Innovation:
• Creativity: • Innovation:
• “The phenomenon • “The process of acting
whereby a person creates upon, or putting to use, a
something new (a new concept or
product, a solution, a combination of concepts
work of art, etc.) that has that creates new value
some kind of value” and/or captures value in
new ways.”
8. Creative Problem Solving
Creativity vs. Innovation:
• Creativity: • Innovation:
• “The phenomenon • “The process of acting
whereby a person creates upon, or putting to use, a
something new (a new concept or
product, a solution, a combination of concepts
work of art, etc.) that has that creates new value
some kind of value” and/or captures value in
new ways.”
Spending Money to
Generate Ideas Spending Ideas to
Generate Money
9. Creative Problem Solving
The Historical Process:
• Developed by the
genius Leonardo
DaVinci in the 1500s
• Curiosity
• Demonstration
• Feeling
• Gradient
• Arts & Sciences
• Politics
• Connection
10. Creative Problem Solving
The Traditional Process:
• Developed by marketing and
advertising professionals,
Alex Osborn and Sydney
Parnes in the early 1950s
• Problem Identification
• Root Cause Analysis
• Gather Information
• Idea Generation
• Solution Selection
• Solution Testing
• Solution Implementation
• Feedback Loop
11. Creative Problem Solving
The Current Process:
• Each organization typically
develops a process that
works within their specific
environment, but the
concepts usually flow in this
order:
• Problem Identification
• Idea Generation
• Idea Management
• Prototyping & Implementation
• Validation
12. Creative Problem Solving
Overview Summary:
• Theprocess has changed very little over
the centuries:
• Find a problem
• Make sure it’s the real problem and not just
a symptom of the problem
• Dream up new ideas to solve the problem
• Try out a few ideas/solutions
• Make sure you solved the problem
13. Segment
Two
Step-By-Step Review of
The Creative Problem
Solving Process
14. Creative Problem Solving
Detail – Problem Identification:
• Problem identification is • The application of existing
perhaps the most important internal knowledge to an
step in the entire process. identified problem can also
• Ensuring that you are working short-circuit the creative
on the right problem saves you problem solving process.
the wasted step of chasing • You or someone you know may
smoke, when you should be have already solved this exact
fighting the fire. problem!
15. Creative Problem Solving
Detail – Idea Generation:
• Idea generation is typically • Idea Generation is about
equated to divergent thinking, or in
“brainstorming” but it is other words, thinking
(and should be) about so beyond what you think
much more than that! you already know
16. Creative Problem Solving
Detail – Idea Management:
• The concept of an “Idea • Approach now switches to
Management System” is convergent thinking
to provide a framework or • Ideas at this stage are:
process for ideas to move • Solicited/Submitted
from conception to • Grouped/Sorted
something tangible or real • Reviewed/Analyzed
• Selected
17. Creative Problem Solving
Detail – Prototype & Implement:
• As previously mentioned, • Ideas begin to undergo the
you cannot have physical transformation
innovation without action from concept to reality:
• It is also important to • Prototyping
continuously solicit • Testing
feedback on the • Build/Construct
effectiveness of the idea
• Release
18. Creative Problem Solving
Process Detail Segment Summary:
• The Creative Problem Solving Process is a logical
progression that begins with a well-defined
problem and concludes with a well-developed
solution
• The most important step in the process is
ensuring you have identified the root cause of
the problem
• Idea generation is only one step in the process,
contrary to common perception
19. Segment
Three
Tools and Techniques
for Creative Problem
Solving
20. Creative Problem Solving
Root Cause Analysis:
• The most popular method for
discovering the root cause of a
problem is via the “5 Why’s” or
“Question Ladder” approach
• Another very popular tool for
problem identification is a
cause-and-effort tool called an
Ishikawa (or Fishbone) Diagram
21. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Generation Techniques:
• Idea Generation has a
myriad of proven and
effective tools and
techniques:
• Individual or Group
• Free Association or Forced
Relationships
• Lateral Thinking or
Structured Analysis
• Post-Its™ or Mind Maps
• Brainstorming
22. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Generation Techniques:
• Idea Generation has a
myriad of proven and
effective tools and
techniques:
• Individual or Group
• Free Association or Forced
Relationships
• Lateral Thinking or
Structured Analysis
• Post-Its™ or Mind Maps
• Brainstorming
23. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Generation Techniques:
• Idea Generation has a
myriad of proven and
effective tools and
techniques:
• Individual or Group
• Free Association or Forced
Relationships
• Lateral Thinking or
Structured Analysis
• Post-Its™ or Mind Maps
• Brainstorming
24. Creative Problem Solving
Better Brainstorming:
• “Rules of Brainstorming”:
• Defer judgment
• Build on the ideas of
others
• Combine ideas
• Quantity over quality
• Ridiculous ideas are
encouraged
• No idea can be debated
during the idea generation
portion
25. Creative Problem Solving
Better Brainstorming:
• Recent best practices in group idea
generation:
• Individual “Brainwriting” should
precede group “Brainstorming”
• Utilize SCAMPER technique to
expand upon existing ideas
• Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify,
Put to other purposes, Eliminate and
Reverse/Re-arrange
• Developing Worst Case Scenarios and
doing the opposite
• Leveraging a popular role-playing
exercise called “Super Competitor”
26. Creative Problem Solving
Better Brainstorming:
• Regardless of the idea generation
technique you employ:
• Each idea selected for further
exploration must have an owner and
a target date
• All ideas should be recorded and
saved for potential future
consideration
• Have fun!
27. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Management Systems:
• Idea Management is easy!
• At the end of Idea Generation you and your team need to pick some of the
ideas for further consideration
• To make it easier to judge, organize similar ideas together into themes
• Have everyone involved in the idea generation process vote on their 3-5
favorite ideas
• Assign an owner and a deadline for each idea selected so the momentum
of the idea generation carries forward into the next stage
• Preliminary feasibility and cost/benefit analysis can be done at this point,
but don’t let the quantitative overrule the qualitative at this point
• There are some additional tools, techniques and processes to help
add efficiency to your Idea Management activities…
28. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Management Systems:
• Idea Management
Systems come in many
forms:
• Manual processes
• Electronic workflow tools
• Software suites
29. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Management Systems:
• Idea Management
Systems come in many
forms:
• Manual processes
• Electronic workflow tools
• Software suites
30. Creative Problem Solving
Idea Management Systems:
• Idea Management
Systems come in many
forms:
• Manual processes
• Electronic workflow tools
• Software suites
31. Creative Problem Solving
Prototyping & Implementation Tools:
• Prototyping can be as simple
as a drawing or as complicated
as a full-scale mock-up
• Project management discipline
is a great tool for executing the
implementation of any effort
• But a simple checklist of tasks
will also work
• Feedback is important to make
sure the idea/solution is
actually solving the problem
32. Creative Problem Solving
Tools & Techniques Segment Summary:
• The creative problem solving process exists to
help you move ideas forward
• Use what works…toss what doesn’t
• Idea generation is important, but don’t forget to
take some action too!
• Solicit feedback wherever and whenever you can
• Constantly ask two questions:
• “What is the real problem we are trying to solve?”
• “Am I helping to solve the real problem?”
33. Segment
Four
A Culture That
Supports Creative
Problem Solving
34. Creative Problem Solving
Tips for Enhancing Your Personal Creativity:
• Have Fun!
• Keep an idea journal
• Be curious
• Be courageous
• Take a risk
• Daydream more often
• Exercise your imagination
• Find your creative “happy
place”
• Figure out your peak period of
the day for creative flow
35. Creative Problem Solving
Tips for Increasing Your Idea Output:
• Ask more questions:
• Why not?
• What if?
• What else?
• How come?
• How can we?
• Assign yourself an idea quota
• Broaden your experiences
• Visit a museum, pick up a
magazine you don’t typically
read, watch the Science
Channel
36. Creative Problem Solving
Avoiding Barriers to Creativity
• Reduce your stress level and take
a break if you’re overworked
• Steer clear of critical thinking
• Say “Yes…and” rather than
“Yes…but”
• Don’t push too hard
• It’s like grabbing a wet bar of
soap!
• Don’t jump to conclusions or
make assumptions
37. Creative Problem Solving
Support A Creative Culture:
• Take risks
• Failure IS an option
• Learn from failure
• Search out problems to solve
• Take ownership of problems
• Be an “Idea Champion”
• Break down silos and
connect with others
• Encourage others
38. Creative Problem Solving
Final Thoughts
• Follow a process
• Don’t over complicate it
• Make sure you are solving
the right problem
• Idea quantity is better than
idea quality
• Make sure ideas have
owners and deadlines
• Did we mention…
Guess What?
HAVE FUN! You’re a Problem Solver!
40. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 1:
• “Creativity” and
“Innovation” mean the
same thing.
TRUE or FALSE
41. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 1:
• “Creativity” and
“Innovation” mean the • FALSE!
same thing. • Creativity = Thinking up
new ideas
TRUE or FALSE • Innovation = Taking action
on ideas
42. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 2:
• Put the Creative Problem
Solving Process in the
correct order:
A. Idea Management
B. Idea Generation
C. Prototype & Implement
D. Problem Identification
43. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 2:
• Put the Creative Problem
Solving Process in the • The correct order is:
correct order: • Problem Identification
A. Idea Management • Idea Generation
B. Idea Generation • Idea Management
C. Prototype & Implement • Prototype & Implement
D. Problem Identification
44. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 3:
• Which of the following is
NOT a typical tool or
technique used during
Idea Generation?:
A. Brainstorming
B. Fishbone Diagram
C. Mind Mapping
D. Lateral Thinking
45. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 3:
• Which of the following is
NOT a typical tool or
technique used during • The correct answer is B:
Idea Generation?: • Fishbone, or Ishikawa,
A. Brainstorming Diagrams are most often
B. Fishbone Diagram used in Root Cause
Analysis, a process in the
C. Mind Mapping Problem Identification
D. Lateral Thinking phase
46. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 4:
• Name two (2)
behaviors and/or
actions that support
a culture of creative
thinking
47. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 4:
You Are Correct If You Named Any
• Name two (2) Two (2) of the Following:
behaviors and/or • Take risks
• Failure IS an option
actions that support • Learn from failure
a culture of creative • Search out problems to solve
• Take ownership of problems
thinking • Be an “Idea Champion”
• Break down silos and connect with
others
• Encourage others
48. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 5:
• What is the most
important thing to
remember when creative
problem solving?:
49. Creative Problem Solving
Quiz – Question 5:
• What is the most
important thing to
remember when creative HAVE FUN!
problem solving?:
50. Congratulations!
You have completed:
Innovation Management Foundations
Course No. 101 – Creative Problem Solving Concepts
Presented By:
Think For A Change, LLC.
51. • For
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educational training, tools, techniques and
process models for:
• Project Management
• Innovation Management
• Product Management
• Leadership
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