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Problem Solving

Problem Solving . “ One can alter his life by altering one’s mind.” -L. J. Beardman. The Power of the Brain. Sitting on top of your shoulders is one of the greatest computers ever created!

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Problem Solving

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  1. Problem Solving “One can alter his life by altering one’s mind.” -L. J. Beardman

  2. The Power of the Brain • Sitting on top of your shoulders is one of the greatest computers ever created! • But, even as powerful as it is, if you want to get it to work for you, if you want it to be really strong, just like every other muscle in the body, it needs exercise. • That exercise is called THINKING!

  3. Problem Solving can be DEFINED by . . . • The lawyer who found the loophole to free his client • The doctor who searched deeply enough and ordered the correct tests and found the cancer that had been missed by three other physicians • The computer repair technician who found the one tiny circuit problem in your computer • The auto repair person who found the faulty wiring in your car • The nurse who sensed something was wrong and noticed the error in the medication chart • The teacher who finally found a way to teach Johnny to read with pictures • The homemaker who discovered a way to reduce the household debt load each month • The marketing expert who developed the winning campaign for Mountain Dew • The student who discovered that reading the material before class made listening easier 11.2

  4. CHARACTERISTICS OF Problem Solvers • Are open-minded and objective • Are non-ethnocentric • Are honest with themselves and others • Do not manipulate other people • Seek truth in all matters • Use credible sources • Question situations and assumptions • Are not judgmental • Are willing to change • Make their own decisions • Are creative • Use a variety of research for evaluation • Are skeptical 11.5

  5. THINK about how Problem Solving can help you . . . • With RELATIONSHIPS • With GOAL SETTING • With FINANCES • With DECISION MAKING • With PROBLEM SOLVING • With ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES • With CIVIC DUTIES 11.4

  6. Did you know? 75% percent of employers say problem solving skills are ESSENTIAL in the workplace 11.3

  7. First, what do I want to figure out: what is my question? Second, why do I want to figure it out: what is my purpose? Third, what am I taking for granted about it: what are my assumptions? Fourth, how am I looking at my question: what is my point of view? Fifth, am I looking at all the evidence: do I have enough information? Sixth, do I understand what ideas are involved: do I know the concepts? Seventh, what inferences am I making: what are my conclusions? Eighth, what are the implications of my question: what will be the consequences? Problem Solving has rules…

  8. How the Mind Works . . . • Recall • Similarity • Difference • Cause and Effect • Example to Idea • Idea to Example • Evaluation

  9. A PLAN FORProblem Solving • Restraining Emotions • Looking at Things Differently • Analyzing Information • Asking Questions • Solving Problems • Determining Fact from Opinion • Seeking Truth in Argument and Persuasion 11.6

  10. STEPS TOEMOTIONAL RESTRAINT • Listen to all sides • Make an effort to check emotions • Don’t let emotions turn you off • Don’t let yourself engage in “I’m right, you’re wrong” • Work to understand the other side • Notice the physical effect of negative emotions • Determine whether emotions are irrational 11.7

  11. FACT vs. OPINION(According to The American Heritage Dictionary) • FACT: Something that has been objectively verified; something having real, demonstrated existence • OPINION: A belief held with confidence, but not sustained by positive knowledge or proof 11.10

  12. Use of creative thinking in problem solving . . . .

  13. Seeing from Another Perspective • Increases your flexibility • Very important in the workplace • Increases ability to work with many different people. • Enables you to learn something new • Increases creativity

  14. Enhancing Your Creativity • Take the broadest perspective. • Choose the best atmosphere. • Give yourself time. • Gather varied input. • Know there’s not just one right answer.

  15. Enhancing Your Creativity • Don’t always be logical. • Break the rules sometimes. • Be impractical. • Let yourself play. • Let yourself go a little crazy. • Don’t fear failure. • Always consider yourself creative.

  16. Quotations: “A man can grow only as much as his horizon allows.” -John Powell • “Imagination has always had power that science can not match.” -Ingrid Bengis • “Vision is the art of seeing the invisible.” -Jonathan Swift 11.16

  17. THINKING BEYONDTHE OBVIOUS (Determine the “real” meaning of these quotes:) • “His tombstone should read: ‘Died at 30, buried at 65’!” • “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” • “There is a landscape larger than the one you see.” • “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” 11.8

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