H. Evan Woodhead

Problem Solving: Innovation in 5 Simple Steps (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There is a time-honored five-step method for problem-solving. Define the problem. Generate lots of ideas for possible solutions. Choose the best solution from among the alternatives. Implement the chosen solution. Use the implemented solution to produce the intended benefits. And it often fails spectacularly.

Problem Solving: Innovation in 5 Simple Steps describes and explains how the problem-solving process can be successfully applied, with specific emphasis on the challenges of innovation. It clearly shows how and when to leverage the tools and methods described in Anchor Management: Letting Innovation off the Leash and Altered Perspective: Search Strategies for Innovators.

Problem Solving: Innovation in 5 Simple Steps also includes a guide to detecting and correcting the most common patterns of failure in projects launched to solve a problem. It points out the signs that indicate one of these patterns is developing and explains how to prevent it.

Despite the challenges associated with it, this is still the most effective and efficient problem-solving methodology we have found. The overall problem-solving process is simple and easy to rememberwhich is important when you set out to drain a swamp and find yourself surrounded by alligators. Each of the steps is clearly explained in terms of what needs to be done and how it relates to the steps before and after it. The critical transition points (at which the management style needs to shift gears) are pointed out and explained.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: H. Evan Woodhead
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781311793850
• Artikelnr.: 48317097

Autorenporträt

H. Evan Woodhead, PMP, BSc, MBA, DSc is an author and management consultant specializing in the theory and practice of innovation in the solution of real-world business problems.

The science of decision-making has always acknowledged the importance of art - the creative process of generating a robust set of options before choosing a course of action. But it is packed full of models and methods for comparing proposed solutions, wile the cupboard is nearly empty when we look for help unearthing fresh new possibilities.

For decades the "experts" on business success - Visionaries, Motivational Speakers, Consultants - have told us we need to "get out of the box" to break out of the pack and take a business to the next level. They paint a very compelling and exciting picture of the benefits. And they are right. But on the subject of how to go about it, not so much.

Evan's books finally answer the critical "How" questions:

How do we break free of the established solutions, and find something completely new?

How can we separate the policies, rules, habits and traditions that prevent disaster apart from the ones that chain us to mediocrity or even doom us to a slow death?

How can we find a different way to look at our business that breathes fresh life into it?

And ultimately - how can we differentiate our business from the rest of the industry and leap to a new level of competitive advantage?