Problem solving is an essential skill for all managers and it is possible to hone your ability to solve problems and make your business run more effectively.
Managers are faced with many problem solving exercises in their day-to-day tasks. However, problem solving in management is only half of the story. Successful organisations need managers who can improve upon aspects of the business where no problem is apparent. Creativity, innovation, lateral thinking and problem solving go hand in hand.
You can find out more about problem solving in business and also read about creative problem solving examples in the articles below.
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Stocktaking: Improvement through quality - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Creative Problem-solving: An exercise in creative problem-solving using the example of traffic congestion - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Proactive and Reactive Thinking: Learn the difference between proactive and reactive thinking and increase your creative capabilities - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Styles of Creativity: There are many styles of creativity to help formulate ideas and solve problems in business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Practical Creativity: Thinkers should aim for practical creativity, not ideas that are simply bizarre or different - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Assessing Business Ideas: How to select the best ideas for implementation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business Challenges: Why not look at change even if there are no problems? - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Designing Value: How to design a way forward with 'valufacture' - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business Opportunities: To make the most of your business opportunities, look for value, actuality and practicality, in that order - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Faster, Better Business Meetings: Go to the OPERA - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business counter strategies: Reset the goals - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business Strategy: Management by judo, an old/new approach to strategy in business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Difference and value: How spotting the difference can help in the search for value - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business Possibilities: Don't discount possibilities lightly in your business strategy - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Concepts and Possibility: Expand your range of concepts and discover the richness of possibility - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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The Future of Business: Look to the future for business success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Truth and Creativity: There may be more than one truth but creativity can provide the answers - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Improvement and Equilibrium: Perceived equilibrium should not rule out improvement - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Perceptual Creativity: Seek a new perception, discover new ideas - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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The New Thinking: The next step in evolution will be a development of thinking - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Aspects of innovation: Anyone can learn formal tools to create and innovate - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Risk: Perceived risks should not hamper creativity - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Design and judgment: Why we need to change our emphasis from judgment to design - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Value and creativity: Without value, creativity is useless - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Ideas matter: Implementation without ideas is worth less than ideas without implementation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Parallel Thinking: The Six Hats method - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Management Ideas: The importance of creativity and innovation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Encouraging Business Ideas: The task of encouraging business ideas is made easier by aiming at a broad theme - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Technical Creativity: Lateral thinking and provocation have their uses in the most technical of fields - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business Reassessment: Don't rule out a rethink and undertake a full business reassessment through lateral thinking - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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The Art of Management: How can you learn to manage and acquire the skills that the art of management requires? - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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Business managers: Recognise your own wisdom at Thinking Managers from Robert Heller and Edward de Bono
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Creativity, company culture and natural talent - by Edward de Bono at Thinking Managers
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Business ideas and implementation: Question the value of your business ideas before implementation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
