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TIP #1
BE OPTIMISTIC
The more you believe you can solve that problem,
the more you'll keep at it.
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TIP #2
BE CLEAR
Write down your problem in the form of a
clear,
concise question. And always pose that problem
at least two different
ways.
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TIP #3
ASK YOURSELF:
"WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE
OF MY QUESTION?"
Remember
Tom Sawyer
and the fence that needed painting?
Instead of asking,
"How can I do all this work,"
he asked,
"How can someone else
do this fun?
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TIP #4
QUESTION YOUR ASSUMPTIONS
"Do I have to leave through
the door I came in?
Or is there another window of opportunity?"
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TIP #5
PRACTICE PIE-IN-THE-SKY THINKING
Allow yourself to look
for wild, outlandish ideas.
And remember the words of Albert Einstein:
"If at first an idea is not absurd,
then there is no hope for it.
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TIP #6
THINK OF YOUR ABSOLUTE
WORST IDEA
Let others shout
"That's the worst idea I ever heard!"
Freed from trying to come up with the
best idea ever,
you might find that a terrible idea
can be tweaked into
greatness.
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TIP #7
BE PERSISTENT:
NEVER TAKE "YES" FOR AN ANSWER
Instead
of saying "Yes, that's it!,"
learn to say, "That could be it."
Then discover some more solutions.
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TIP
#8
REFUSE TO ACCEPT
"EITHER/OR" THINKING
"Either/Or"
thinking hems you in,
limiting your options way too severely.
Always look
for a third, fourth and fifth alternative.
And think of a way to combine
solutions.
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TIP #9
ASK YOURSELF:
"WHAT WOULD __________ DO?"
Fill
in the blank with the name of a
famous person. Or think of someone you
personally know and admire.
Try their way of thinking
and see where it
gets you.
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TIP
#10
ASK SOMEONE ELSE
Want some fresh, new ideas?
Ask
other people what they would do.
No one said you had to go it alone.
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TIP #11
WALK AWAY FROM IT
Take a walk, do the treadmill, take
a shower.
A change of scenery, plus a physical activity,
will often help
to solve that problem of yours.
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TIP #12
HAVE FUN WITH IT
Problem solving demands a sense of fun.
That's what gets our creative juices flowing.
Remember: Problem solving...
is a game!
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BONUS
TIP #1
GIVE YOURSELF TIME
Great ideas can't be rushed.
Give yourself the time you need.
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