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The faster you can solve the problem, the smarter you are. Not true.
Solving problems fast is not always the best. Read my blog to see what I learned about solving problems slowly.
Put the Armor on the Engines
The problem you see is the problem you solve. Discover how getting an outside perspective to an airborne problem saved countless lives in World War II.
It Only Takes a Few Minutes to Find the Best Problem
I don’t have time to figure out the right problem to solve. I have to get stuff done. In my new book, Solve the Real Problem, discover how taking just five minutes to define a problem leads to better solutions that really work. Read an excerpt!
Solve the Right Problem the Wrong Way
It is better to solve the right problem the wrong way than it is to solve the wrong problem the right way. Find out why in my new book, Solve the Real Problem
My Neighbors are Satan Worshipers – No it’s a Dog Toy
Drastic conclusions can be made when we don’t challenge our assumptions.
It’s not broken. Just read the directions.
Excerpted from my upcoming book on problem-finding, a comical lesson in the importance of a pause in the face of a problem to consider the details before jumping to action.
Dancing with Coyotes
How solving the real problem kept two doggies from being eaten by coyotes
My Tailbone Hurts: A lesson in making assumptions
We all have made incorrect assumptions. Sometimes this can be harmless, sometimes this can cause a twelve-year-old boy to receive the equivalent of 1500 unnecessary chest x-rays.
The Case of the Trimmed Hedge
Know the saying: “They can’t see the forest for the trees”? Check out this story about how a trimmed hedge created a problem for two neighbors.
What can hospitals learn from shark skin?
In Take an excursion – Create a breakthrough, discover how you can use nature to become inspired when you need to get new ideas.
Cows can be good for the land
The problem is not the cows. The problem is where the cows are at. Read more to find out more about why I feel like we are solving the wrong problem.
Why Innovate? When The World Changes, Creativity Is King
Change is the catalyst for innovation. In Why innovate? When the rules change, creativity is king, we’ll explore the critical role of creative thinking when faced with unprecedented change.
Suspended from School for Two Months: Let’s redefine this problem
Sometimes what we think is the problem is NOT the problem. A suspended eighth-grade student, Crystal, was able to return to school after her tutor realized that her attitude was not the problem, she just didn’t know how to ask for help.
Find out how a waffle inspired a billion-dollar business
Spoiler alert: You may be wearing a pair! What do you do when you run out of ideas and you need a breakthrough?
Find out what really causes a heart attack. It’s not what you think.
In this lesson find out how redefining the problem led to a breakthrough that has saved countless numbers of people from dying of heart attacks.