Everyday Ingenuity: Problem-Solving Strategies
Explore innovative problem-solving methods with "Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small". Learn to approach challenges with resourcefulness, prevention of failures, and cross-industry applications. Uncover practical solutions and strategies to enhance problem-solving skills efficiently.
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Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small What Would Croesus Do? (WWCD) Imagine unlimited resources and work backward to a practical solution. 1/ What s the problem? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2/ If resources were unlimited, how would we solve it? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3/ What key benefits make this ideal solution great? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4/ How can we achieve those benefits with what we have? (Is there a way to automate/standardize the custom solution?) __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5/ What s a small testable version we can try now? __________________________________________________________________________________________
Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small What Would Murphy Do? (WWMD) Anticipate failures and prevent them before they happen. 1/ What could go wrong? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2/ What s the worst-case scenario? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3/ How can we prevent it? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4/ How can we recover if it still happens? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5/ What did we learn to prevent future failures? __________________________________________________________________________________________
Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small Where Else Would It Work? Apply successful ideas from other industries or fields. 1/ What s working well in another field? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2/ How does it create value there? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3/ Can we apply this to our industry? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4/ What adaptations are needed? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5/ Can we test a small-scale version? __________________________________________________________________________________________
Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small Would Flipping It Work? Reverse assumptions and explore new possibilities. 1/ What s the usual way of doing things? Break the existing practice down into its component parts and write a description in simple, declarative sentences. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2/ What if we flipped it? Stress test: Stress different (the most flippable ) words in each sentence __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3/ Has this been done before? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4/ How can we test it? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5/ What insights does this reveal? __________________________________________________________________________________________
