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SOLVING PROBLEMS CREATIVELY How To Create Million Dollar Ideas

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SOLVING PROBLEMS CREATIVELY

How To Create Million Dollar Ideas

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In trying to make a decision, it’s like a simple problem that we trying to solve.

Most times, in making decisions, we have very few alternatives to pick from.

But in solving problems, we are faced with an endless list of possibilities.

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With goal achievement, it’s a point we want to reach…

So the problem to be solved here is, moving from where we are now to where we want to be.

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SO…

PROBLEM SOLVING

DECISION-MAKING

GOAL ACHIEVEMENT

…are closely related functions of Creative Thinking.

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7 STEPS IN SOLVING PROBLEMS CREATIVELY

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a. Define the Problem Clearly

A problem well stated is half-solved. Be sure to understand the problem before working on the solution.

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b. Write Down Everything You Know About The Problem

Many times, this information may come from books that have statistical data, your past experiences, experiences from friends and families, business associates who know

something about the problem or are authorities in that area.

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c. List of People or Organisations That Are Authorities On The Problem

This is your opportunity to go all out for facts.Call them up, ask questions that will give ideas on how to solve the problems.

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d. Write down additional information.

Make notes on each information that is critical to solving the problem.

Don’t risk forgetting anything or think it’s unimportant that could help you find the best solution.

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e. Individual Ideation

This is a personal/individual brainstorm – thinking with the brakes of judgment off.

Don’t try to decide first if it’s a good or bad idea. Just write it down immediately

it comes to you.

Later, you can choose and rate the ideas. www.joynwobi.com

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4 BASIC RULES FOR BRAINSTORMING

• No Negative Thinking

• The wilder the Ideas, the better.

• A large number of ideas is essential. Have as many as possible

• Combination and improvement of ideas is your goal.

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Most times, one idea leads to a better idea. E.g when we first started out with Calcon (Quality Mgt developed to ISO Cert.)…

Some ideas may seem far fetched and impractical but focus on that. You are looking for all the ideas you can possibly find.

Don’t reject any, write them all down.

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RATE FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND FACILITY Rate Effectiveness by:

- Very effective- Probably Effective- Doubtful

Rate Facility by:

The Idea being:- Easy - Not so Easy- Difficult

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Rating ideas with these parameters will indicate the likely success of any possible solution.

It’s best to consider the ideas that are rated both very effective and easy.

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f. Group Brainstorming (optional)

Here, you are putting the minds of others to work.

More people are involved in this form of brainstorming.

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• No Negative Thinking

• The wilder the Ideas, the better.

• A large number of ideas is essential. Have as many as possible

• Combination and improvement of ideas is your goal.

The same rules for getting ideas apply here

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Get as many ideas as possible and write them all down with no criticism or judgment.

When all the solutions are in, rate them using the two parameters we mentioned earlier:

- Predictable Effectiveness - Ease of Implementation

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WARNING!!!Rating the ideas must come last.

If you pass judgment on any idea while the brainstorm is in progress, you kill the

brainstorming process.

This step is optional. You may not want group brainstorming on every problem.

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g. List ideas that have the highest rates for Effectiveness and Facility

The final step: Write down only the ideas with the highest ratings, (is it effective and

easy to implement?) then, give an estimate on how long (time) and how much it will cost to

implement each idea.

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THIS BECOMES YOUR ACTION PLAN – YOUR SCHEDULE FOR PUTTING THE BEST IDEAS TO WORK

You now have the ideas that check out best for:

Effectiveness – how effective the idea is

Facility – ease of implementation

Time – how long it will take to implement the idea

and Cost – how much it will cost to implement

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After you review an idea in your ACTION PLAN, you decide on 4 things:

• Who might do it;

• When it might be done

• Where it will start

• How to do it.

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Give yourself a deadline.

Most people work hardest and efficiently when there is a definite

time element involved.

You complete project or achieve goals when you put a time element to it.

It’s advisable that you even write down a second date just incase you don’t meet up with the first one you set.

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No matter how big and complex your problem is, there is a solution.

All you have to do is find it.

Have an organized, step by step approach and you can attack the problem.

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CHAPTER 9

THE BRAINSTORM

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2 KINDS OF BRAINSTORM

INDIVIDUAL IDEATION… an individual thinking up solutions to a problem on his own

GROUP BRAINSTORMING… a number of people working together on solving a problem

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THE MIDDLE GROUND – TEAM OF TWO

A situation where two parties work together in creative collaboration and idea improvement.

The team of two work like the sparkplug and brake system.

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THE SPARKPLUG AND BRAKE SYSTEM One half (the sparkplug), are the thinker

uppers – they are the thinkers.

The other half (the brake), are the toner downers – they are the judge. They put the thoughts in the right perspective.

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This model is very productive and can be done with business associates or friends and family.

But this isn’t Brainstorming.www.joynwobi.com

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WHAT A BRAINSTORM REALLY IS In Brainstorming, there are only

sparkplugs.

Only thinker uppers. The mind is left to soar. Think without restraint. Think out of the box.

There are no brakes, no judgments, no criticisms until all ideas are in.

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INDIVIDUAL IDEATION … an individual thinking up solutions to a

problem on his own

Same process as I mentioned earlier.

Define the problem clearly.Think about it’s nature and it’s limits, till it is clear in your mind and you can easily write down the complete problem in one statement.

A good working definition, gives you a clear target.

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Now the individual brainstorm starts.

Come up with as many ideas and as many possible solutions you can think of and

write them down.It may not be easy at first, but it can be

done.

You are looking for quantity now, quality will come later.

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It needs concentration, determination and perseverance to find the best ideas to solve a problem.

The more you write, the more ideas you’ll keep getting.

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Don’t limit yourself, because many times, your problems pick their own best solutions if you give them enough choices.

Have a large quantity and variety of ideas.

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THE GROUP BRAINSTORM This is a technique where a number of

people hold a meeting with a single purpose in mind, to think up together as many ideas as possible in order to solve one well-defined problem.

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WHAT THE GROUP BRAINSTORM IS.

Have a gathering of 5 to 10 people in the group.

Each member should know about the brainstorm session in advance.

They should each have a clear written statement of the problem.

Each member should spend some time on personal research and brainstorm before the group brainstorm meeting.

At the meeting, each member should have a pad and a pencil so he can write down new ideas before he presents them to the group.

There should be a minute-taker in the group.www.joynwobi.com

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After the brainstorm session, the minutes should be collated and transcribed and passed to all members in the group for further improvement and combination of the ideas.

Always have a leader but keep the brainstorm as informal as possible.

Encourage everyone to contribute.

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4 BASIC RULES FOR BRAINSTORMING

• No Negative Thinking allowed - The wilder the Ideas, the better.

• Suspend any judgment, ideas will be judged after.

• A large number of ideas is essential. Have as many as possible

• Combination and improvement of ideas is your goal.

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NOW THE BRAINSTORMING BEGINS.

Attack the problem from all sides. Once the ideas start flowing, there’s a chain

reaction that takes place and firecrackers go off.

In a short time, there are a lot of ideas generated.

Studies show that this brainstorm technique is 50% more effective than working individually

to think up ideas to solve a problem.

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Don’t pass judgment on any idea while the brainstorm is in progress, or you kill the

brainstorming process.

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THE GROUP BRAINSTORM ENCOURAGES: More ideas

Friendly rivalry

Personal interaction

More contribution

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SOLVING PROBLEMS CREATIVELY

Both are based on the same principles:

Thinking things up

Writing them down

Improving them

Judging ideas after they have all come in.

Try anything, everything, and write it all down. www.joynwobi.com

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Thanks

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