How to solve almost any problem : turning tricky problems into wise decisons / / Alan Barker

• Autore: Barker Alan <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2012]; ©2012
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 v.) : ill
• Disciplina: 153.43
• Soggetto topico: Problem solving; Decision making
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- How to Solve Almost Any Problem -- Contents -- About the author -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Being stuck: what it meansto have a problem -- Welcome to your brain: nature's problem-solver and how it works (sort of) -- What's your style?: your problem-solving profile and what it means -- Am I bothered? Blame, resistance and the call to ownership -- Puzzle, headache, plan, dream: four types of problem -- Closing the gap: solving puzzles -- Treating headaches: what to do when problems become wicked -- Design thinking: planning the way forward -- Dreaming the future: creative problem-solving -- Making it happen: deciding wisely -- Towards collaboration: solving problems with other people -- Afterword -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Problems block and slow down your progress; here’s how to overcome them–simply, efficiently and effectively. This book offers straightforward, empowering science-based solutions to problems, big and small, at work or in life. It takes a never before seen approach to problem solving, powerfully combining lessons from cognitive science, established problem-solving theory and vast practical experience. It includes a radical new approach to analysing problems: The Problem Matrix . This will transform your approach to problems, challenge your thinking and help you develop new, positive, solution-focussed mindsets for the long-term.
• Titolo autorizzato: How to solve almost any problem
• ISBN: 0-273-77089-6; 0-273-77088-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910150514903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II