From Problem Solving To Solution Design

Author : J. Eduardo Campos,Erica W. Campos
Publisher : Forbesbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0998365564

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From Problem Solving to Solution Design by J. Eduardo Campos,Erica W. Campos Pdf

From Problem Solving To Solution Design Creating solutions to solve problems can often prove very difficult to accomplish, even for seasoned Solution Designers. Complex organizational problems have several stakeholders, endless variables, and a myriad of possible solutions. It's hard enough to figure out where to start, and even harder to realize what the perfect, mutually-beneficial solution is. With their combined tenure of over fifty years, J. Eduardo Campos and Erica W. Campos present their Solution-Designing expertise in From Problem Solving to Solution Design so that you can learn from their successes (and their failures) to craft sustainable solutions for complex problems. Specifically, you will learn how to implement the I.D.E.A.S. framework that they have been perfecting over the years, which includes five critical checkpoints that any Solution Designer must hit to create solutions that are successfully envisioned, negotiated with stakeholders, and implemented to last over time. - IDENTIFY THE ESSENTIAL PROBLEM AND PRIORITIZE YOUR ACTIONS TO SOLVE IT. - DESIGN SOLUTION OPTIONS ALIGNED TO YOUR GOALS. - ENGAGE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SOLUTION AND INFLUENCE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. - ACT ON THE AGREED-UPON RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXECUTE YOUR GOVERNANCE MODEL. - SUSTAIN THE IMPLEMENTED SOLUTION BY CREATING A FEEDBACK LOOP. Treat this book as your field guide: it offers clear checkpoints for you to assist your organization in designing effective solutions for complex problems.

Author : Betty Vandenbosch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0787972665

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Designing Solutions for Your Business Problems by Betty Vandenbosch Pdf

Designing Solutions for Your Business Problems is an essential resource for managers and consultants who help organizations resolve ambiguous problems and develop new opportunities. Taking a hands-on, practical approach, Betty Vandenbosch—a leading management consultant and educator—outlines the details on how to conduct a proven process for designing solutions. Designing Solutions for Your Business Problems will teach you how to curtail investigation and generate and justify ideas without sacrificing thoroughness, creativity, persuasiveness, and fit. You will be able to capitalize on more opportunities, and your problem-solving skills will become more efficient and your solutions more compelling. This book will help you design better solutions and design them faster. Betty Vandenbosch offers a variety of useful techniques such as the "scooping diagram," which provides a framework for action, and the "logic diagram," which tests the validity of a potential solution. In addition, the book contains illustrative real-life examples of the Designing Solutions approach from a variety of organizations.

Author : Jeanne Liedtka,Andrew King,Kevin Bennett
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231163569

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Solving Problems with Design Thinking by Jeanne Liedtka,Andrew King,Kevin Bennett Pdf

Design-oriented firms such as Apple and IDEO have demonstrated how design thinking can directly affect business results. Yet most managers lack a real sense of how to put this new approach to use for issues other than product development and sales growth. Solving Problems with Design Thinking details ten real-world examples of managers who successfully applied design methods at 3M, Toyota, IBM, Intuit, and SAP; entrepreneurial start-ups such as MeYou Health; and government and social sector organizations including the City of Dublin and Denmark’s The Good Kitchen. Using design skills such as ethnography, visualization, storytelling, and experimentation, these managers produced innovative solutions to problems concerning strategy implementation, sales force support, internal process redesign, feeding the elderly, engaging citizens, and the trade show experience. Here they elaborate on the challenges they faced and the processes and tools they used, offering their personal perspectives and providing a clear path to implementation based on the principles and practices laid out in Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie’s Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers.

Author : Christine M. Piotrowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architectural design
ISBN : 0470951222

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Problem solving and critical thinking for designers by Christine M. Piotrowski Pdf

"Bestselling author Christine M. Piotrowski users her trademark accessible and conversational approach to explain how the working designer solves problems and makes decisions by having the reader follow through case studies and stories, and dealing with a variety of situations. A special section presents a selection of scenarios or documents with problems, and permits the reader to work through for a solution. Whether dealing with a design problem or with a client, Critical Thinking for Designers will put the reader on the correct path to a solutions-oriented practice"--

Author : Joan van Aken,Hans Berends,Hans van der Bij
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139510783

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Problem Solving in Organizations by Joan van Aken,Hans Berends,Hans van der Bij Pdf

This concise introduction to the methodology of problem solving in organizations is an indispensable guide to the design and execution of practical business improvement projects in real organizational settings. The methodology is design-oriented and theory-informed. It encourages students to use the theory gained in their disciplinary courses by showing them how to do so in a fuzzy, ambiguous and politically charged, real-life organizational context. The book provides an in-depth discussion of the various aspects and steps of the process of business and organizational problem-solving. Rather than presenting the methodology as a recipe to be followed, the authors demonstrate how to adapt the approach to specific situations and to be flexible in scheduling the work at the various steps in the process. It will be indispensable to MBA and other students who venture outside the university walls to do real-life fieldwork.

Author : Bernard Garrette,Corey Phelps,Olivier Sibony
Publisher : Springer
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319893754

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Cracked it! by Bernard Garrette,Corey Phelps,Olivier Sibony Pdf

Solving complex problems and selling their solutions is critical for personal and organizational success. For most of us, however, it doesn’t come naturally and we haven’t been taught how to do it well. Research shows a host of pitfalls trips us up when we try: We’re quick to believe we understand a situation and jump to a flawed solution. We seek to confirm our hypotheses and ignore conflicting evidence. We view challenges incompletely through the frameworks we know instead of with a fresh pair of eyes. And when we communicate our recommendations, we forget our reasoning isn’t obvious to our audience. How can we do it better? In Cracked It!, seasoned strategy professors and consultants Bernard Garrette, Corey Phelps and Olivier Sibony present a rigorous and practical four-step approach to overcome these pitfalls. Building on tried-and-tested (but rarely revealed) methods of top strategy consultants, research in cognitive psychology, and the latest advances in design thinking, they provide a step-by-step process and toolkit that will help readers tackle any challenging business problem. Using compelling stories and detailed case examples, the authors guide readers through each step in the process: from how to state, structure and then solve problems to how to sell the solutions. Written in an engaging style by a trio of experts with decades of experience researching, teaching and consulting on complex business problems, this book will be an indispensable manual for anyone interested in creating value by helping their organizations crack the problems that matter most.

Author : Min Basadur,Michael Goldsby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317416579

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Design-Centered Entrepreneurship by Min Basadur,Michael Goldsby Pdf

Supported by extensive research and field-testing, Design-Centered Entrepreneurship presents a concise, problem-solving approach to developing a unique business concept. Step-by-step guidelines provide insight into exploring market problem spaces, uncovering overlooked opportunities, reframing customer problems, and creating business solutions. Basadur and Goldsby present students with a creative and practical approach to problem finding, perception, organizational culture, and ethics in the entrepreneurial field. Plenty of useful diagrams help to organize key concepts, making them easily accessible to readers. Drawing on methodologies from the design field, the book will help students of entrepreneurship fill in the missing piece that transforms opportunity recognition into a viable business concept. Additional support for students and instructors, including a virtual Creative Problem Solving Profile, can be found at www.basadurprofile.com/.

Author : Mihnea Moldoveanu,Olivier Leclerc
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780804795791

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The Design of Insight by Mihnea Moldoveanu,Olivier Leclerc Pdf

Familiar modes of problem solving may be efficient, but they often prevent us from discovering innovative solutions to more complex problems. To create meaningful change, we must train ourselves to discover previously unseen variables in day-to-day challenges. The Design of Insight is intended to be a personal problem-solving platform for decision makers and advisors who seek answers to critical business questions. It introduces an approach that uses multiple "problem-solving languages" to systematically expand our understanding of problem framing and high quality problem solving. Useful as a critical thinking approach or a think-out-loud document for strategic teams, this brief is a resource for enriching and implementing thoughtful management practices.

Author : Christine M. Piotrowski
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780470536711

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Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers by Christine M. Piotrowski Pdf

The essential guide to decision making and problem solving for the interior designer The interior design profession requires effective problem solving and critical thinking, as they impact all phases of the design project and most work activities of the interior designer. Whether you are a student or professional designer, much of what you do involves these skills. Although most of us do not even think about what we do in terms of these activities, they are a constant part of design. They are also skills that must be performed successfully outside a professional career. Improving these skills makes you a more sought-after employee and designer, effective business owner, and fulfilled individual. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers will put the reader on the correct path to a solutions-oriented practice. Using her trademark accessible and conversational approach, Christine Piotrowski guides readers through the process of how the working designer solves problems and makes decisions. Some of the topics she discusses are: Design process Communication Asking questions Problem definition and analysis Decision-making process Negotiation Working with others Ethical decision making This book also features real-life scenarios and design problems that guide the reader toward making correct decisions in real-life situations.

Author : Joan Ernst van Aken,Hans Berends
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108416269

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Problem Solving in Organizations by Joan Ernst van Aken,Hans Berends Pdf

An indispensable guide enabling business and management students to develop their professional competences in real organizational settings, this new and fully updated edition of Problem Solving in Organizations equips the reader with the necessary toolkit to apply the theory to practical business problems. By encouraging the reader to use the theory and showing them how to do so in a fuzzy, ambiguous and politically charged, real-life organizational context, this book offers a concise introduction to design-oriented and theory-informed problem solving in organizations. In addition, it gives support for designing the overall approach to a problem-solving project as well as support for each of the steps of the problem-solving cycle: problem definition, problem analysis, solution design, interventions, and evaluation. Problem Solving in Organizations is suitable for readers with a wide range of learning objectives, including undergraduates and graduates studying business and management, M.B.A students and professionals working in organizations.

Author : Hasso Plattner,Christoph Meinel,Larry Leifer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642137570

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Design Thinking by Hasso Plattner,Christoph Meinel,Larry Leifer Pdf

“Everybody loves an innovation, an idea that sells.“ But how do we arrive at such ideas that sell? And is it possible to learn how to become an innovator? Over the years Design Thinking – a program originally developed in the engineering department of Stanford University and offered by the two D-schools at the Hasso Plattner Institutes in Stanford and in Potsdam – has proved to be really successful in educating innovators. It blends an end-user focus with multidisciplinary collaboration and iterative improvement to produce innovative products, systems, and services. Design Thinking creates a vibrant interactive environment that promotes learning through rapid conceptual prototyping. In 2008, the HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Research Program was initiated, a venture that encourages multidisciplinary teams to investigate various phenomena of innovation in its technical, business, and human aspects. The researchers are guided by two general questions: 1. What are people really thinking and doing when they are engaged in creative design innovation? How can new frameworks, tools, systems, and methods augment, capture, and reuse successful practices? 2. What is the impact on technology, business, and human performance when design thinking is practiced? How do the tools, systems, and methods really work to get the innovation you want when you want it? How do they fail? In this book, the researchers take a system’s view that begins with a demand for deep, evidence-based understanding of design thinking phenomena. They continue with an exploration of tools which can help improve the adaptive expertise needed for design thinking. The final part of the book concerns design thinking in information technology and its relevance for business process modeling and agile software development, i.e. real world creation and deployment of products, services, and enterprise systems.

Author : Barbara Mirel
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781558608313

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Interaction Design for Complex Problem Solving by Barbara Mirel Pdf

This book presents a groundbreaking approach to interaction design for complex problem solving applications.

Author : Nancy Skolos,Thomas Wedell
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781780673639

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Graphic Design Process by Nancy Skolos,Thomas Wedell Pdf

The process of creating graphic design cannot be easily defined: each designer has their own way of seeing the world and approaching their work. Graphic Design Process features a series of in-depth case studies exploring a range of both universal and unique design methods. Chapters investigate typical creative strategies – Research, Inspiration, Drawing, Narrative, Abstraction, Development and Collaboration – examining the work of 23 graphic designers from around the world. Work featured includes projects by Philippe Apeloig, Michael Bierut, Ed Fella, James Goggin, Anette Lenz, Johnson Banks, Me Company, Graphic Thought Facility, Ahn Sang-Soo and Ralph Schraivogel. This book is aimed at students and educators, as well as practising designers interested in the working methodologies of their peers.

Author : John William Wade
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Wiley
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006776259

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Architecture, Problems, and Purposes by John William Wade Pdf

Author : Marco T. Morazán
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030850913

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Animated Problem Solving by Marco T. Morazán Pdf

This textbook is about systematic problem solving and systematic reasoning using type-driven design. There are two problem solving techniques that are emphasized throughout the book: divide and conquer and iterative refinement. Divide and conquer is the process by which a large problem is broken into two or more smaller problems that are easier to solve and then the solutions for the smaller pieces are combined to create an answer to the problem. Iterative refinement is the process by which a solution to a problem is gradually made better–like the drafts of an essay. Mastering these techniques are essential to becoming a good problem solver and programmer. The book is divided in five parts. Part I focuses on the basics. It starts with how to write expressions and subsequently leads to decision making and functions as the basis for problem solving. Part II then introduces compound data of finite size, while Part III covers compound data of arbitrary size like e.g. lists, intervals, natural numbers, and binary trees. It also introduces structural recursion, a powerful data-processing strategy that uses divide and conquer to process data whose size is not fixed. Next, Part IV delves into abstraction and shows how to eliminate repetitions in solutions to problems. It also introduces generic programming which is abstraction over the type of data processed. This leads to the realization that functions are data and, perhaps more surprising, that data are functions, which in turn naturally leads to object-oriented programming. Part V introduces distributed programming, i.e., using multiple computers to solve a problem. This book promises that by the end of it readers will have designed and implemented a multiplayer video game that they can play with their friends over the internet. To achieve this, however, there is a lot about problem solving and programming that must be learned first. The game is developed using iterative refinement. The reader learns step-by-step about programming and how to apply new knowledge to develop increasingly better versions of the video game. This way, readers practice modern trends that are likely to be common throughout a professional career and beyond.