The 6 Stages of Deliberate Problem Solving
Our innovation framework is a curated set of tools, techniques and behaviors taken from leading-edge methodologies, including: design thinking, agile, serious play and creative problem solving.
Click on each phase to go deeper into the tools contained within each
- Play
- Nurturing
- Signaling
- Questioning
- Rule Bending
- Risk Taking
- Courage
5 Essential Ingredients in Every Engagement
Our Deliberate Problem Solving Model has been fine-tuned over nearly two decades and working on thousands of seemingly, unsolvable challenges. And we have found that successful engagements always includes these 5 essential ingredients:
Visual Mapping
We apply a problem definition approach, that visualizes your challenge so that your team can prioritize the “right” problem(s) or pain point(s) to focus on
Research
We conduct research with internal and external stakeholders to validate the challenge question, problem brief and to collect actionable customer insights.
Design
We custom design the live engagement using game mechanics, behavioral science principles and cutting-edge technologies, so that the engagement is both purposeful and playful.
Delivery
We bring a team of high-energy, expert facilitators that push your team to produce both non-obvious and actionable solutions.
Execution
We capture, analyze and report the outputs from the workshop to make sure the work is executable. And we provide creative problem solving training, coaching, and guidance on how your team can implement.
How Our Deliberate Problem Solving Approach Can Help
Our problem solving approach is designed to help solve your most unsolvable challenge by systematically finding and applying inspiring ideas beyond your industry. By employing innovation tools, mindset and behaviors from the worlds of design thinking and creative problem solving, our approach helps produce both non-obvious and actionable solutions.
By fostering an idea-nurturing environment that values diverse perspectives and collaborative efforts, our problem solving consultants help your team identify unique angles to approach challenges. Furthermore, our training emphasizes practical application, ensuring that the innovative ideas generated are not only original but also feasible and implementable within your organizational context.
To learn more about our creative problem solving training services, contact us.
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