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This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve our understanding of it. Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place!
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Équipe École 2.0"Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place!"
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John EvansRT @lucianop Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It) http://t.co/iWq5JyZc
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michaeldiltz"Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution."
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Semira Soraya-Kandanthx RT @S_Sivakumar: Einstein’s secret to amazing problem solving! And 10 specific ways you can use it ~ http://bit.ly/S8RP (via @ArunBee)
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1. Rephrase the Problem
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2. Expose and Challenge Assumptions
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Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.
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3. Chunk Up
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4. Chunk Down
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5. Find Multiple Perspectives
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6. Use Effective Language Constructs
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7. Make It Engaging
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8. Reverse the Problem
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9. Gather Facts
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10. Problem-Solve Your Problem Statement
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Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.
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Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one
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the quality of the solutions we come up with will be in direct proportion to the quality of the description of the problem we’re trying to solve.
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Kirti Vasheethat if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back an
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The Problem Is To Know What the Problem Is
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Shelly MichalkHere are 10 strategies to master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place!
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Rephrase the Problem
When a Toyota executive asked employees to brainstorm “ways to increase their productivity”, all he got back were blank stares. When he rephrased his request as “ways to make their jobs easier”, he could barely keep up with the amount of suggestions.
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Every problem — no matter how apparently simple it may be — comes with a long list of assumptions attached
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The first step to get rid of bad assumptions is to make them explicit.
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go further and test each assumption for validity: think in ways that they might not be valid and their consequences.
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Before rushing to solve a problem, always make sure you look at it from different perspectives
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Looking at it with different eyes is a great way to have instant insight on new, overlooked directions.
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How would your competition see this problem? Your employees? Your mom?
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Use Effective Language Constructs
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instead of finding ways to ‘quit smoking’, you may find that ‘increase your energy’, ‘live longer’ and others are much more worthwhile goals.
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Make It Engaging
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One thing is to ‘increase sales’ (boring), another one is ‘wow your customers’. One thing is ‘to create a personal development blog’, another completely different is to ‘empower readers to live fully’.
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One trick that usually helps when you’re stuck with a problem is turning it on its head
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If you want to win, find out what would make you lose. If you are struggling finding ways to ‘increase sales’, find ways to decrease them instead
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“You never listen to me”, the solution is not obvious. However, if the statement is “You don’t make enough eye contact when I’m talking to you,”
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It is said that a well-defined problem is halfway to being solved: I would add that a perfectly-defined problem is not a problem anymore.
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Heath SawyerEinstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.
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Lorie ShuckXMind, combined with online sharing service, provides a revolutionary way to enable both team brainstorming and personal mind mapping.
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Robin SenetaEinsteins secrets...good advice for problem solving
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Jay FoglemanDefining a problem is more than half the challenge. 10 suggestions for clarifying a problem.
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Mark BlairEinstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.
This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve our understanding of it. Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place! -
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billybmy sense is we jump to solutions, trying to solve the wrong problem often.
dunno if this relates to culture of amer ambition, but...worth exploring.
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Wilfred RubensThe definition of the problem will be the focal point of all your problem-solving efforts.
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Cindy Frewenproblem solving tips
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John MahaffieInsights on problem solving--the key is to be sure you've understood the problem fully. In foresight, we have to fight people doing fire, ready, aim, and not exploring the problem, the parameters, etc. first
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