Thinking & Problem Solving Skills

Learn to exploit the full power of your brain to solve problems and improve performance

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Benefits to you and your organisation

Develop your personal creativity to overcome challenges – and use it effectively on demand

Explore and understand different approaches to problem solving. Transform your approach by exploiting the full range of intelligences available to you

Acquire systematic methods to ensure you tackle the right problem and tackle it in the best way

Core modules

Problem identification tools: discover systematic techniques to identify and clarify root problems rather than obvious symptoms

Problem solving approaches: be introduced to the =mc toolbox to solving problems at an individual and organisational level

Using multiple intelligences in problem solving: unlock your full potential to solve problems by identifying and using the range of intelligences available to you

Implementing solutions: sometimes the key challenge is to convince others to use your solution. Learn the ‘Da Vinci’ approach to selling your ideas and solutions

Ladders of inference: avoid tackling the wrong problem by using the ‘ladder’ technique. We’ll show you how to use inference ladders to improve your focus.
Ishikawa Cause-Effect Diagrams: find out how to use Ishikawa diagrams to help you establish how to improve internal processes that are failing or delivering poorly

Simplicity: discover the discipline of simplicity to make your plans and processes accessible and understandable to all

Innovation strategies: develop brand new approaches to classic problems using one of eight key approaches to innovative problem solving

Team problem solving: learn how to coach teams and groups to solve problems. Help them gain ownership of the problem and solutions

Risk analysis: acquire techniques to assess the potential negative impact of your solution and how to eliminate or mitigate them.

Who should attend?

Managers keen to gain access to a toolbox of approaches to successfully overcome problems for themselves and their teams.

Learning approaches

This programme uses case studies, interactive approaches and action learning techniques to ensure you understand all the techniques introduced and can use them confidently.

Duration	1 day
Venue	London
Documentation	Workbook containing all topics covered during the programme.
Booking Info	Only available in-house »
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