In our everyday work, we’ve got problems to solve. Easy ones, and also complex ones – which are not so easy to solve.
There are different tools and methods to support problem-solvers, no matter how complex or demanding the task. Here are some of my personal favs:
9 Windows (TRIZ Tool, system analytics)
Brainwriting method (6 people, 3 ideas, 5 minutes)
Brainstorm how to make it NOT work.
Function (Attribute) Analysis
Brainstorm in a different setting.
A tool I developed myself (using the TRIZ approach for marketing tasks)
Trigger Picture Analysis (or words, or stories)
Root out the problem source.
A Vera F. Birkenbihl tool – use words as acronyms to trigger your brain
Which method to use needs a bit of experience. It depends on the challenge, the people involved, their training level and the results aimed for. But even when the results are not the breakthrough solutions you aimed for – done right, the time invested pays off in many other ways.
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