Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 51 views

    Problem Sovling

    Uploaded by

    Dyan Andriaty
    Problem solving skills can be improved through various approaches. These include clearly defining the problem from multiple perspectives, choosing an appropriate problem solving strategy like brainstorming or design thinking, gathering relevant information through research and consultation, analyzing the key information, developing possible solutions, evaluating the best solution, implementing the solution, and getting feedback to ensure it works as expected. Improving problem solving abilities requires taking a methodical approach to understand the root causes and find optimal solutions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Problem Sovling

    Uploaded by

    Dyan Andriaty
    51 views10 pages
    Problem solving skills can be improved through various approaches. These include clearly defining the problem from multiple perspectives, choosing an appropriate problem solving strategy like brainstorming or design thinking, gathering relevant information through research and consultation, analyzing the key information, developing possible solutions, evaluating the best solution, implementing the solution, and getting feedback to ensure it works as expected. Improving problem solving abilities requires taking a methodical approach to understand the root causes and find optimal solutions.

    Original Description:

    ps

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Problem solving skills can be improved through various approaches. These include clearly defining the problem from multiple perspectives, choosing an appropriate problem solving strategy like brainstorming or design thinking, gathering relevant information through research and consultation, analyzing the key information, developing possible solutions, evaluating the best solution, implementing the solution, and getting feedback to ensure it works as expected. Improving problem solving abilities requires taking a methodical approach to understand the root causes and find optimal solutions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    51 views10 pages

    Problem Sovling

    Uploaded by

    Dyan Andriaty
    Problem solving skills can be improved through various approaches. These include clearly defining the problem from multiple perspectives, choosing an appropriate problem solving strategy like brainstorming or design thinking, gathering relevant information through research and consultation, analyzing the key information, developing possible solutions, evaluating the best solution, implementing the solution, and getting feedback to ensure it works as expected. Improving problem solving abilities requires taking a methodical approach to understand the root causes and find optimal solutions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 10

    Home

    Categories

    Health

    Emotional Health

    Personal Development

    Creativity & Intelligence

    Improving Mental Abilities

    Article

    Edit

    Discuss

    Edit Article

    How to Improve Problem Solving Skills


    Edited by Chloe, USA17, Illneedasaviour, Connor and 1 other
    The ability to solve problems applies to more than mathematics homework. Analytical thinking
    and problem-solving skills are part of many jobs, ranging from accounting and computer
    programming to detective work and even to creative occupations such as art, acting, and writing.
    While the skills needed to solve individual problems may vary, there are approaches that can
    help you improve your problem-solving skills in general. The steps below describe some of these
    approaches and how to improve your problem-solving skills using them.

    Steps
    1.

    1
    Alert people affected by the problem, if any. This gives them a stake in
    resolving it.
    o

    Ad

    As you work through possible solutions, keep these people informed of


    your progress. This lets them know what to expect and when to expect
    it. Be as optimistic as you can, but also as realistic as you can.

    2.

    2
    Define the problem clearly. Avoid making snap judgments based on a few
    symptoms but look for root causes whenever possible. Poor performance may
    not be caused by an individual's lack of skills but by ineffective
    communication of expectations and insufficient training in how to meet those
    expectations.
    o

    Defining the problem clearly may require looking at it from several


    angles and perspectives, not just one or two. This will avoid identifying
    a prospective solution as a problem.

    3.

    3
    Choose a problem-solving strategy. The approach to solving the problem,
    once it has been defined, can be handled through a number of methods,
    some of which are listed below:
    o

    Brainstorming is the generation and recording of ideas as they occur to


    you, either alone or in a group. You do this for a set period of time,
    then go through the list of solutions to evaluate their suitability.

    Appreciative inquiry develops solutions by analyzing what's currently


    going right and determining whether it can be applied to solve the
    problem at hand.

    Design thinking means thinking like a product designer, observing how


    people interact with a product or service and noting what problems
    they are having with it.

    In some cases, a combination of strategies may be the best approach


    to solving a problem.

    4.

    4
    Gather information. Coupled with clearly defining a problem is gathering
    information about it. This may meaning consulting with people closer to
    certain aspects of the problem to get a proper grasp of its scope, or
    researching similar situations elsewhere to see what the root causes of those
    problems were and how they were resolved, if at all.
    o

    Gathering information is also essential in directing a seemingly


    undirected problem-solving strategy such as brainstorming. An
    informed mind can generate better, more appropriate solutions than
    an uninformed mind.

    5.

    5
    Analyze the information. The information needs to be analyzed for its
    relevance to the problem and its importance. The most critical, or key,
    information should be drawn upon in formulating a solution, while the
    remaining information may be need to ranked for its importance and
    relevance.
    o

    Sometimes, information needs to be organized graphically to be useful,


    using tools such as flow charts, system diagrams, cause-and-effect
    diagrams or other such devices.

    6.

    6
    Develop possible solutions based on the information you've collected
    and your strategy.

    7.

    7
    Evaluate the solutions generated. Just as it was necessary to analyze the
    information found for its relevance to the problem, prospective solutions must
    be analyzed for their suitability to determine which is best to handle the
    problem. In some cases, this means constructing prototypes and testing
    them; in other cases, this may mean using computer simulations or "thought
    experiments" to analyze the consequences of using that solution.

    8.

    8
    Implement your solution. Once the best solution is determined, put it into
    practice. This may be done on a limited scale at first to verify that the
    solution is indeed the best, or it may be implemented system-wide if the
    need for it is critical.

    9.

    9
    Get feedback. While this step should be implemented while testing
    prospective solutions, it is also helpful to continue getting feedback to verify
    that the best solution will perform as expected and to find ways to adjust it if
    it isn't.

    You might also like