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Problem Solving, Communications & Innovation

Problem Solving, Communications & Innovation. Damian Gordon. Four Men Crossing a Bridge. Four Men Crossing a Bridge.

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Problem Solving, Communications & Innovation

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  1. Problem Solving, Communications & Innovation Damian Gordon

  2. Four Men Crossing a Bridge

  3. Four Men Crossing a Bridge • There are four men who would all like to cross a rickety old bridge. (Perhaps it is more accurate to say that they'd like to get to the other side.) The old bridge will only support 2 men at a time, and it is night time, so every crossing must use the one flashlight that they all share. The four men each have different walking speeds; the fastest each of them can cross is 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5, minutes, and 10 minutes. If they pair up, since they must share the flashlight, they can only cross in the time that it would take the slower of the two. Given that the shortest time to get them all across is 17 minutes total, how should they all cross?

  4. Recommended Reading • We will take bits and pieces from a while range of books, articles etc • Don’t worry about buying anything for now • Here are some of the books we will take bits from

  5. Assessment • Continuous assessment will comprise 100% of the marks for this module. • There will be two assignments; the first is an individual assignment which will be given to you next week and is due on the last class, the second assignment will take place in the last class, and is a group assignment.

  6. Learning Outcomes • Brainstorm and organise questions related to problems • Apply a range of problem-solving techniques to fuzzily-defined problems and fluently generate potential solutions • Develop and justify strategies to employ appropriate problem-solving techniques to solve problems

  7. Learning Outcomes • Illustrate the communication skills required • Apply the communication skills required • Work successfully independently and as part of a team

  8. Learning Outcomes • Demonstrate an appreciation of different models of innovation • Explain how individuals and teams act as innovators; • Discuss the role of innovation within an enterprise

  9. Learning Outcomes • Discuss the major ethical issues in innovation and in the investigation and development of problems and solutions • Demonstrate an ability to employ ethics in the development of problem solving strategies for problems • Monitor and evaluate their progress as reflective practitioners and problem solvers.

  10. Syllabus • Problem Solving: • Brainstorming • Critical Path Analysis • Root Cause Analysis • Decision Trees • Force Field Analysis • SWOT Analysis • Contingency Diagramming • Leapfrogging

  11. Syllabus • Advanced Approaches to Problems: • Deductive and Inductive Reasoning • Reflective Practice • Systems Thinking (Senge)

  12. Syllabus • Lateral Thinking Approaches: • Six Hats (de Bono) • CoRT Techniques (de Bono) • MindMapping (Buzan) • Polya’s Heurisitcs

  13. Syllabus • Communication • Interpersonal dynamics.  • Leadership.  • Team working.  • Human diversity.  • Planning, preparation and delivery of presentations.  • Professional ethics and conduct

  14. Syllabus • Innovation • Understand the concept of innovation. • Demonstrate how innovation creates competitive advantage. • Discuss the future of innovation.

  15. Dublin Traffic Exercise Dublin traffic is terrible! Come up with 3 ideas to help solve Dublin’s traffic problems • 1st idea should be easy to implement within 1 to 2 months • 2nd idea should be more long term • Go wild for the 3rd idea! O’Connell Bridge Stephen’s Green East Stephen’s Green West Clanbrassil St

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