“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” Albert Einstein
Practical activity
This activity encourages creative problem solving as part of a team. It highlights the importance of teamwork and the value of other people's advice.
Attivita IT
Scopo dello strumento: Questo esercizio aiuta a stimolare il problem solving creativo nella tua squadra. Sottolinea l'importanza del lavoro di squadra e il valore che le persone possono ottenere dal cercare il consiglio degli altri.
practical activity
This game encourages learners to think about the core elements of the problem-solving process. It builds skills such as creativity, negotiation, decision making, communication, and time management. After the activity, team members should be better equipped to work together and to think on their feet.
Attività
Scopo dello strumento: Questo gioco incoraggia i partecipanti a riflettere sugli elementi chiave del processo di risoluzione dei problemi. Accresce abilità come creatività, negoziazione, presa di decisioni, comunicazione e gestione del tempo. Dopo l'attività, i membri del team dovrebbero essere meglio equipaggiati per lavorare insieme e pensare velocemente.
reading
Starting from page 10 of this project handbook, a range workshops with creative problem solving activities and articles developed by young people for young people.
video
An example from TV's The Big Bang Theory of how to solve problems in groups.
reading
This toolkit has a wide range of of shorter and longer creative writing exercises to help develop young people's lifelong learning competences.
practical training activity
Six Thinking Hats is a technique for considering the effect of a decision from different points of view. It encourages people to move outside their usual style of thinking to get a balanced view of a situation.
video
Navi Radjou describes the problem solving concept of the 'frugal innovation', pioneered by entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Radjou also shares three principles for how we can all do more with less.
practical training activity
20 interactive exercises with lots of fun elements