Problem Solving Tips
by Sally ~ July 23rd, 2010. Filed under: Brainstorming, creative process, creativity, Ideas.Some Problems May Take More than One Pass to Solve
Do you ever find that you are so anxious to solve a problem that you take the first answer that comes to you or your group?
Sometimes that works beautifully. But sometimes you may need more than one approach and to be willing to experiment to find the best solutions.
The More the Merrier
One recommendation I have is to come up with several ideas instead of just one. You may still end up using that first idea but often you come up with even better solutions as you go deeper.
You may also end up combining ideas for a much more powerful solution.
What?’s Working and What?’s Not
One thing I?ve been tuned in to lately, though, is that sometimes you have a good solution to a challenge and once you implement it, you find that it can be tweaked and further refined for an even better solution.
Only you would not have come to that conclusion if you didn?t work through the first solution first. You don?t always understand enough until you start working through a problem to see things from a different perspective.
You can see what aspects of your solution work, what doesn?t, and what can be improved.
What does all this mean to you?
It means that your first attempts at solving a problem aren?t necessarily a failure if they don?t work out the way you hoped. They may be a stepping stone in the process.
Simply to be open to learning and experimenting until you are satisfied with the results.
Remember that old saying? If at first you don?t succeed, try, try again.
Do you have a problem or challenge that you are ready to make some adjustments to refine your initial solution?
P.S. If you need some help figuring things out, email me for an idea session or two.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Sometimes, trying again and again on the same problem may complicate the situation. I categorize problems into two major groups – “hard problem” and “soft problem”. You can not keep trying again and again with “softcore problems” since they deform and gets worse. A relationship problem, problems related to human resources and interaction have very few trial and errors chances to solve. As they say- “First impression is the Last impression”
Extracted from: http://nxt2impossible.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/problem-solving-tips/
August 5th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
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August 9th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Thanks for your comments. I do agree that you often need to really step back and define the problem more clearly before you just keep trying again. My point is that some people are afraid that they need to have the perfect solution before they try anything and that often just keeps you stuck in the same place.
August 9th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
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