Name: Creative Problem Solving Skills
SKU: creative_problem_solving
Price: 19.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Welcome to the Creative Problem Solving course. In the past few decades, psychologists and business people alike have discovered that successful problem solvers tend to use the same type of process to identify and implement the solutions to their problems. This process works for any kind of problem, large or small.

This course will give participants an overview of the entire creative problem solving process, as well as key problem solving tools that they can use every day in school, home, or in the work world.

Course Syllabus:

Module 1 – Getting Started
- Module 1 – Introduction
- Module 1 – Workshop Objectives
Module 2 – The Problem Solving Method
- Module 2 – Introduction
- Module 2 – What is a Problem?
- Module 2 – What is Creative Problem Solving?
- Module 2 – What are the Steps in the Creative Problem Solving Process?
- Module 2 – Case Study
- Module 2 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 2 – Review Questions
Module 3 – Information Gathering
- Module 3 – Introduction
- Module 3 – Understanding Types of Information
- Module 3 – Identifying Key Questions
- Module 3 – Methods of Gathering Information
- Module 3 – Case Study
- Module 3 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 3 – Review Questions
Module 4 – Problem Definition
- Module 4 – Introduction
- Module 4 – Defining the Problem
- Module 4 – Determining Where the Problem Originated
- Module 4 – Defining the Present State and the Desired State
- Module 4 – Stating and Restating the Problem
- Module 4 – Analyzing the Problem
- Module 4 – Writing the Problem Statement
- Module 4 – Case Study
- Module 4 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 4 – Review Questions
Module 5 – Preparing for Brainstorming
- Module 5 – Introduction
- Module 5 – Identifying Mental Blocks
- Module 5 – Removing Mental Blocks
- Module 5 – Stimulating Creativity
- Module 5 – Case Study
- Module 5 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 5 – Review Questions
Module 6 – Generating Solutions (I)
- Module 6 – Introduction
- Module 6 – Brainstorming Basics
- Module 6 – Brainwriting and Mind Mapping
- Module 6 – Duncker Diagrams
- Module 6 – Case Study
- Module 6 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 6 – Review Questions
Module 7 – Generating Solutions (II)
- Module 7 – Introduction
- Module 7 – The Morphological Matrix
- Module 7 – The Six Thinking Hats
- Module 7 – The Blink Method
- Module 7 – Case Study
- Module 7 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 7 – Review Questions
Module 8 – Analyzing Solutions
- Module 8 – Introduction
- Module 8 – Developing Criteria
- Module 8 – Analyzing Wants and Needs
- Module 8 – Using Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Module 8 – Case Study
- Module 8 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 8 – Review Questions
Module 9 – Selecting a Solution
- Module 9 – Introduction
- Module 9 – Doing a Final Analysis
- Module 9 – Paired Comparison Analysis
- Module 9 – Analyzing Potential Problems
- Module 9 – Case Study
- Module 9 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 9 – Review Questions
Module 10 – Planning Your Next Steps
- Module 10 – Introduction
- Module 10 – Identifying Tasks
- Module 10 – Identifying Resources
- Module 10 – Implementing, Evaluating, and Adapting
- Module 10 – Case Study
- Module 10 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 10 – Review Questions
Module 11 – Recording Lessons Learned
- Module 11 – Introduction
- Module 11 – Planning the Follow-Up Meeting
- Module 11 – Celebrating Successes
- Module 11 – Identifying Improvements
- Module 11 – Case Study
- Module 11 – Thoughts to Ponder
- Module 11 – Review Questions
Module 12 – Wrapping Up
- Module 12 – Introduction
- Module 12 – Words from the Wise
Module 13 – Course Completion
- Module 13 – Course Completed
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