http://powerful-problem-solving.com Ideas to become outstanding problem solvers Mon, 07 May 2012 21:52:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://powerful-problem-solving.com/resist-the-marshmallow http://powerful-problem-solving.com/resist-the-marshmallow#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:52:14 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=2022 . . . → Read More: Resist the marshmallow]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/resist-the-marshmallow/feed 0 Stick with your problems just a bit longer than you originally thought necessary, that's where the value is. . . . → Read More: Resist the marshmallow http://powerful-problem-solving.com/know-when-to-discard-experts http://powerful-problem-solving.com/know-when-to-discard-experts#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:37:24 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=2019 . . . → Read More: Know when to discard experts]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/know-when-to-discard-experts/feed 1 Experts are conditioned in their thinking, so they will only produce incremental solutions . . . → Read More: Know when to discard experts http://powerful-problem-solving.com/to-create-effectively-transcend-brainstorming http://powerful-problem-solving.com/to-create-effectively-transcend-brainstorming#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:23:09 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=2013 . . . → Read More: To create effectively, transcend brainstorming]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/to-create-effectively-transcend-brainstorming/feed 0 . . . → Read More: To create effectively, transcend brainstorming http://powerful-problem-solving.com/remember-what-youre-good-at http://powerful-problem-solving.com/remember-what-youre-good-at#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:12:12 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1962 . . . → Read More: Remember what you’re good at]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/remember-what-youre-good-at/feed 0 Don't think that your expertise necessarily transfers to other subjects. Assume ignorance and proceed cautiously, rather than storming ahead with misplaced confidence. . . . → Read More: Remember what you’re good at http://powerful-problem-solving.com/think-big-start-small-scale-fast http://powerful-problem-solving.com/think-big-start-small-scale-fast#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:47:45 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1912 . . . → Read More: Think big, start small, scale fast]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/think-big-start-small-scale-fast/feed 0 Sometimes, failure is not an option. In these instances, break your problem into smaller, more manageable ones, solve each, and re-integrate them into an overall solution. . . . → Read More: Think big, start small, scale fast http://powerful-problem-solving.com/dont-get-lost-in-the-terminology http://powerful-problem-solving.com/dont-get-lost-in-the-terminology#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:27:37 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1897 . . . → Read More: Don’t get lost in the terminology]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/dont-get-lost-in-the-terminology/feed 0 Since there is not a commonly accepted terminology to classify logic trees, it can be confusing to know what we're talking about. Here is a proposal. . . . → Read More: Don’t get lost in the terminology http://powerful-problem-solving.com/triangulate-on-answers http://powerful-problem-solving.com/triangulate-on-answers#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:37:48 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1885 . . . → Read More: Triangulate on answers]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/triangulate-on-answers/feed 0 . . . → Read More: Triangulate on answers http://powerful-problem-solving.com/display-information-effectively http://powerful-problem-solving.com/display-information-effectively#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:36:56 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1873 . . . → Read More: Display information effectively]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/display-information-effectively/feed 0 Choosing the right chart is key to support a presentation effectively. If you can't find the right chart format amongst the "standard" ones, develop your own custom one. . . . → Read More: Display information effectively http://powerful-problem-solving.com/ishikawa-or-diagnosis-issue-tre http://powerful-problem-solving.com/ishikawa-or-diagnosis-issue-tre#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:24:48 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1851 . . . → Read More: Use an Ishikawa diagram… or a diagnosis issue tree]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/ishikawa-or-diagnosis-issue-tre/feed 0 An Ishikawa diagram is a standard tool to diagnose a problem, as is a diagnosis issue tree. The two have similarities and differences. . . . → Read More: Use an Ishikawa diagram… or a diagnosis issue tree http://powerful-problem-solving.com/dontmake-decisions-based-on-culture http://powerful-problem-solving.com/dontmake-decisions-based-on-culture#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:17:19 +0000 Arnaud http://powerful-problem-solving.com/?p=1831 . . . → Read More: Don’t make decisions based on culture (alone))]]> http://powerful-problem-solving.com/dontmake-decisions-based-on-culture/feed 0 Never accept "that's the way we always do it" as a valid explanation of why you should take a decision. Instead, probe deeper and change the culture. . . . → Read More: Don’t make decisions based on culture (alone))