Inverted Problem-solving Technique
Posted on15 Sep 2011
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The inverted problem-solving technique (IPT) involves looking at the opposing aspects of a problem. To see IPT’s value it helps to write... Read More
People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
TagsSaul Kassin, subconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth, Robert Horselenberg, confession, conscious, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, process, reason
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More
Osama bin Laden’s Death: Intuitive Problem-solving Lesson
Posted on05 May 2011
TagsAl-Qaida, technology, problem solving, PBS NewsHour, Osama bin Laden, military, logic, intuition, intelligence, humans, emotions, deviation, organizational culture, consistency
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After watching PBS NewsHour’s analysis, “What’s Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida?” which aired on Monday, May 2, 2011, I... Read More
Statistical Subjectivity – The Essence of Rankings
Posted on14 Mar 2011
Tagsquantnik, certainty, clarity, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, rankings, statistical, subjective, The New Yorker, The Order of Things, emotional triggers
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I ran across a good article by Malcom Gladwell in the February 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker titled, “The... Read More
Solving Problems Using the “Abstract to the Practical” Perspective
Posted on10 Feb 2011
Tagsservice, product, process, problem solving, ideas, details, definitions, abstract to the practical
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I’ve had a lot of success solving problems by trying to address the challenges of moving an idea from the abstract to... Read More
The Key to Great Advice is That It Doesn’t Have to Be Right
Posted on10 Jan 2011
TagsAdvice Giving, advisor, arbitrariness, Challenge, conditionality, decisions, math, problem solving, question, skills, talking cure, thinking process
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A colleague was concerned whether her advice was helping someone. Too many times, we focus on the advice rather than the process... Read More
Arbitrariness: The Cornerstone of Conditions
Posted on23 Sep 2010
Tagsknowledge, decisions, democracy, emotions, evalute, first, house, Influence, intuition, conditionality, numbers, Personality, perspective, problem solving, question, second, subjective, third, absolute, arbitrariness, assumptions, build
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Arbitrariness & First, Second, Third Arbitrariness is vital to intuitive problem solving because it’s related to subjectivity which is related to personality... Read More
Business Profitability Paradox
Posted on02 Sep 2010
Tagstraining, time, profitability, problem solving, investment, expenditures, exercise, business, arbitrariness
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Here is a valuable problem-solving question: How can a business maximize its profit every single minute of the day and still go... Read More
Challenging Assumptions Behind 1+1=2 As Case Study
Posted on26 Aug 2010
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Challenging assumptions behind 1+1=2 makes for a great case study. For instance, we know that looking at the same thing from other... Read More
Glass Half Full Or Half Empty, Who’ll Go Get More Water?
Posted on12 Aug 2010
Tagsassumptions, attitude, change, emotions, fear, gain, glass, joy, loss, metaphor, perspective, problem solving, sales, glass half full-half empty metaphor
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People use the glass half full or half empty metaphor in many ways. I use it much in problem solving workshops. For... Read More