welcome my weekly vlog post and this 7th video in my series on creative problem solving. At this stage of the process, you’ve done a lot of the heavy lifting. You’ve defined the problem, generated many ideas, analyzed them, and narrowed the list down to just a few strong options.…
Creative Problem Solving – Step Five: Analyzing Possible Solutions
Welcome to this week’s video blog post and the 6th in my series on creative problem-solving. At this point in the problem-solving process, you should have a long list of possible solutions. Now comes the hard — and important — part: deciding which ideas are actually worth pursuing. In this…
Creative Problem Solving – Step Four: Generating Possible Solutions (Part 2)
In the last video, we explored several brainstorming techniques to help generate lots of ideas without judging them too soon. In this video, we’ll continue generating solutions by looking at a few additional tools that can push thinking even further — especially when problems are complex or feel stuck.
Creative Problem Solving – Step Four: Generating Possible Solutions (Part 1)
Up to this point in the series, we’ve gathered information, defined the problem, and prepared ourselves for creativity. Now it’s time to start doing what many people think of first when they hear “problem solving” — generating solutions. In this post, we’ll focus on the first part of that process:…
Creative Problem Solving – Step Three: Preparing for Brainstorming
So far in this video series on creative problem-solving, we’ve gathered information and clearly defined the problem. Now we’re ready for the next phase: generating solutions. But before we jump into brainstorming, there’s an important step that often gets overlooked — preparing for creativity. In our customer satisfaction example, preparing…