PROBLEM SOLVING
“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
Consultancy team
EN, ESPractical 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.
Mind Tools
Team di Consulenti
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.
Mind Tools
Create Your Own
EN, ESpractical 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.
Mind Tools
Crea il Tuo
ITAttività
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.
Mind Tools
Creativity. Skoristi Svoju Kreativnost
ENreading
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.
KUMS
Solving Problems in Groups
ENvideo
An example from TV's The Big Bang Theory of how to solve problems in groups.
Creative Writing Cookbook, 2016
ENreading
This toolkit has a wide range of of shorter and longer creative writing exercises to help develop young people's lifelong learning competences.
Published by Estonian UNESCO Youth Association in cooperation with Piepildīto Sapņu Istaba and Cooperativa Braccianti
Making decisions with "Six thinking hats"
ENpractical 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.
Intool Project
Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits
ENvideo
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.
TED video
20 problem solving activities to improve creativity
ENpractical training activity
20 interactive exercises with lots of fun elements
https://www.humorthatworks.com