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Transcript of © 2007 Destination ImagiNation, Inc. 1 Introduction to Problem Solving.
© 2007 Destination ImagiNation, Inc. 1
Introduction to
Problem Solving
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Can-do Cantilever
A cantilevered structure is a structure that is supported at one end by a counterbalance.
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Can-do Cantilever
Your Challenge:Design and construct the longest
cantilevered structure you can using only popsicle sticks and masking tape.
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The Problem Solving Process
Three Components:• Understanding the Challenge• Generating Ideas• Preparing for Action
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Understanding the Challenge
In this component you:• Make sure you understand what needs to
be solved• Explore what you know about the
challenge and form a specific problem statement
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Generating Ideas
In this component you:• Generate many, varied and unusual ideas • Identify those with potential
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Guidelines for Generating
• Defer judgment• Encourage freewheeling• Seek quantity• Look for combinations
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Generating Ideas
Tool: ABC Brainstorming
Generate a list of things that might be sticky
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Generating Ideas
It’s not what you say but how you say it that produces the best ideas:
In what ways might we…
How might we…
How to…
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Preparing for Action
In this component you:• Identify, organize, and refine promising
possibilities• Identify and select promising solutions• Formulate a plan for carrying out the
solution
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Guidelines for Focusing
• Use affirmative judgment• Be deliberate• Consider novelty• Stay on course
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Towering Tribute• Build a tower as tall as
possible out of newspaper and tape
• The tower:– Must include at least one
unique feature that makes it unlike any other tower
– Must be dedicated to someone or something
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Putting it all together:
• Problem-solving model developed by Center for Creative Learning and used with permission
• Problem solving process has three components:– Understanding the Challenge– Generating Ideas– Preparing for Action
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Using a Problem Solving Process Can…
• Make the procedure more purposeful and productive
• Result in the best possible solution• Help with project management• Help with time management• Improve teamwork
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Questions?