Problem Solving Techniques

Problem Solving Techniques

 You're interested in creative problem-solving techniques Now we are discussing 10 creative problem-solving techniques coming right up to overcome any challenge of intermediate or advanced difficulty you want to have an adequate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1- Creative problem-solving techniques at your disposal some of the following techniques are well known while others are derived from six sigma methodology advanced brainstorming techniques and situational analysis frameworks here are 10 techniques that can be used on almost any type of problem and overcome your toughest challenges number one retrograde analysis work backward from your goal with this approach, you determine the goal you're trying to achieve and you work backward in the steps leading from the goal to your present situation another way to look at this is to think of causes and conditions that must be true for your goal to take place.

2-Divide the problem into subproblems instead of trying to solve a large and challenging problem break that problem into parts that are easier to solve it's easier to address multiple subproblems one by one than to address them all at once when they're combined and reinforcing each.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3-Root cause analysis is a method of problem-solving that is used to identify the root causes of problems. complicated problems have multiple roots causes a great way to uncover these root causes is you first divide a problem into subproblems and then discover the root causes of each of those sub-problems.                                                                                                                                                                                                               4-Upgrade relevant skills knowledge and resources when the difficult problem confronts you you have to determine whether you have the sufficient skills knowledge and resources to solve this problem if not you need to build the required capabilities here are ways to accomplish these learn sets of skills relevant to the problem research topics that directly relate to your problem study imitate and consult with experts in relevant fields and use the best available tools and resources to increase your capabilities examples are software outsourced services freelancers and tangible products.

                                                                                                                                                                    5-Brainstorm multiple approaches to solving the problem brainstorm as many alternative approaches to solving a problem as possible you'll have more viable solutions to choose from and you can combine approaches to create multifaceted strategies.

                                                                                                                                                                    6-Solve similar versions of the problem sometimes the best way to solve a difficult problem is to first solve problems that have some similarities to the original problem but are easier to address solving alternative problems will give you new skills knowledge and experience that will make it easier to solve the original problem.

                                                                                                                                                                       7-Evaluate alternatives to the original goal if the original goal is too cumbersome to achieve there might be an alternative goal that can give you equivalent or sufficient benefits in some circumstances fulfilling an alternative goal first might be the fastest route to solving the original goal that's because achieving the alternative goal will give you the skills and experience that you wouldn't have otherwise that may make it easier to achieve the original goal.

                                                                                                                                                                    8-Generalize the problem generalization is the construction of problems sharing similar characteristics and functions within a single construct for example many types of movies exist but they all assembled in a single construction.

                                                                                                                                                                       9-Challenge your preconceived notions and assumptions relying on ill-conceived assumptions can prevent the formulation of solutions that are practical realistic and useful.

                                                                                                                                                                    10-Phoenix checklist the phoenix checklist provides context-free questions that enable you to look at a problem from many different angles these questions will be clear ambiguities and pinpoint the unknown unknowns associated with the problem the phoenix checklist is comprised of two components the first is a list of questions used to define problems the second is a list of questions to define a plan to solve the problems.