About the Workshop

Are you or your organization locked into tried and true methods of problem solving methods which don’t necessarily work in today’s complex and fast-changing world? This course is for anyone who wants to learn fresh new ways to look at challenges and find solutions.

Objectives:

• Analyze your problem solving methods
• Identify the ways you arrive at solutions
• Recognize the importance of looking at challenges in new ways
• Use proven methods to approach problems successfully
• Learn to “think outside the box”

Topics:

• What’s holding you back? – are your problem-solving methods outdated? analyze the way you think about and solve problems
• How some highly effective people solve problems
• Tried and true – it’s not always best – the many different ways of looking at challenges
• Brainstorming and empowerment – get everybody involved in finding solutions
• Risk taking and alternative solutions

 

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