How to Solve Almost Any Problem, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (December 14, 2012) © 2013

  • Alan Barker
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Title overview

Problems block and slow down your progress

This book offers straightforward, empowering science-based solutions to problems, big and small, at work or in life. It takes a never before seen approach to problem solving, powerfully combining lessons from cognitive science, established problem-solving theory and vast practical experience. It includes a radical new approach to analysing problems: The Problem Matrix. This will transform your approach to problems, challenge your thinking and help you develop new, positive, solution-focused mindsets for the long-term.

Table of contents

  • About the author
  • Publisher's acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Being stuck: what it means to have a problem
  • 2 Welcome to your brain: nature's problem-solver and how it works (sort of)
  • 3 What's your style?: your problem-solving profile and what it means
  • 4 Am I bothered? Blame, resistance and the call to ownership
  • 5 Puzzle, headache, plan, dream: four types of problem
  • 6 Closing the gap: solving puzzles
  • 7 Treating headaches: what to do when problems become wicked
  • 8 Design thinking: planning the way forward
  • 9 Dreaming the future: creative problem-solving
  • 10 Making it happen: deciding wisely
  • 11 Towards collaboration: solving problems with other people
  • Afterword
  • Index

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