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How to Solve Almost Any Problem [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 215x136x18 mm, kaal: 360 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 16-Aug-2012
  • Kirjastus: Pearson Education Limited
  • ISBN-10: 0273770497
  • ISBN-13: 9780273770497
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 215x136x18 mm, kaal: 360 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 16-Aug-2012
  • Kirjastus: Pearson Education Limited
  • ISBN-10: 0273770497
  • ISBN-13: 9780273770497
Problems block and slow down your progress; heres how to overcome themsimply, efficiently and effectively.

 

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-focussed mindsets for the long-term.
About the author vii
Publisher's acknowledgements viii
Introduction ix
1 Being stuck: what it means to have a problem
1(26)
2 Welcome to your brain: nature's problem-solver and how it works (sort of)
27(28)
3 What's your style?: your problem-solving profile and what it means
55(24)
4 Am I bothered? Blame, resistance and the call to ownership
79(28)
5 Puzzle, headache, plan, dream: four types of problem
107(20)
6 Closing the gap: solving puzzles
127(16)
7 Treating headaches: what to do when problems become wicked
143(24)
8 Design thinking: planning the way forward
167(28)
9 Dreaming the future: creative problem-solving
195(24)
10 Making it happen: deciding wisely
219(22)
11 Towards collaboration: solving problems with other people
241(22)
Afterword 263(2)
Index 265
Alan Barker is the MD of Kairos Training Limited, a consultancy devoted to developing thinking and communication skills. He has been training and coaching for over 20 years, is a member of the UK Speechwriters Guild and is the published author of over 10 books.