Creative Problem Solving

Question 1

Something that has to be solved or an unpleasant or undesirable condition that needs to be corrected.

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Problem

Question 2

Definition: The process of identifying and fixing an issue or challenge.

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Problem solving

Question 3

Defiition: The process of choosing between alternatives or options

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Decision Making

Question 4

Focus: fixing something that went wrong or is not working

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Problem solving

Question 5

focus: selecting the best course of action among several possibilities

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decision making

Question 6

goal: eliminate or resolve a problem

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problem solving

Question 7

goal: make a choice that leads to a desired outcome.

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decision making

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example solution: “There’s a power outage in a hotel- how do we keep guests comfortable?”

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problem solving

Question 9

example solution: “which generator brand should we purchase for future outages?”

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Decision making

Question 10

it fixes what’s wrong?

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Problem solving

Question 11

chooses what’s best

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decision making

Question 12

A mental process of searching for an original and previously unknown solution for a problem.
Requires more than just knowledge and thinking.

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Creative Problem Solving

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The Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem solving process

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OF - OBJECTIVE FINDING
FF - FACT FINDING
PF - PROBLEM SOLVING
IF - IDEA FINDING
SF - SOLUTION FINDING
AF - ACCEPTANCE FINDING

Question 14

The process of generating lots of potential solutions and possibilities, otherwise known a BRAINSTORMING

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DIVERGENT THINKING

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Involves evaluating those options and choosing the most promising one.

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CONVERGENT THINKING

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best answers

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convergent

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best ideas

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divergent

Question 18

Identify a situation or problems effectively, research and collect information.
Identifying these specific situations is the first step towards healing because they provide a baseline for the upcoming strategies.

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Objective (Mess) Finding

Question 19

Make a list of all the key facts associated with your situation of desired objective as you perceive them. The ask yourself:
Who is involved, When will is happen, Why does is happen, How does it or will it happen, What are the causes of problem, Are there any more problems caused by the situation?

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Fact finding

Question 20

It is about finding problems in people’s lives, uncovering the importance of those problems, understanding what the problems entail, and learning how people currently solve those problems.

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Problem Finding

Question 21

A stage in the method that is obtained after passing objective finding, fact finding, and problem finding stage.
Defining and identification problem correctly and thoroughly could ease in bringing up creative ideas

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Idea Finding

Question 22

Involves constructing a course of action that will transform your current situation into one where your objective has been achieved.
Some problems require no further analysis on they have been defined effectively.
You need to decide what criteria, standards or yardsticks should be applied to weigh the worth your selected ideas. These criteria will be used to determine the best solutions to your problem.

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Solution finding

Question 23

You are now ready to develop your plan of action
Formulate plan of action.
Determine your need, obstacles or difficulties. And specific short-and long-term steps.

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Acceptance Finding

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Obstacles in Problem solving

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1. Misleading Information
2. Mindset
3. Failure to recognize the problem
4. Conceiving the problem too narrowly
5. Failure to consider the feasibility of the solution
6. Team Attitudes
7. Failure to know to communicate what is possible. Rush to Judgement