5 powerful ideas you can use to enhance problem solving:

Here are 5 powerful ideas you can use to enhance problem solving:

1. DEFINE THE PROBLEM CLEARLY

Right at the beginning, ask the question, “What exactly is the problem?” Clarity of definition will resolve 50% of the issues.

2. FOCUS ON THE FUTURE

When discussing a problem, be sure to focus on the future over the past. Ask the question, “Where do I go from here?” “What are my options for the future?” Too many problem-solving discussions end up focusing on what happened in the past and who is to blame. Focus on the future – the only part of the equation over which you have any control.

3. TALK ABOUT THE SOLUTION

A second element in effective problem solving is for you to talk about the solution instead of the problem. Focus on the possible solutions and what can be done rather than what has already happened.

4. RELEASE CREATIVITY

The discussion of solution is inherently positive, uplifting and has a tendency to release creativity. A discussion of problem is inherently negative, demotivating and tends to inhibit creativity.

5. BE POSITIVE

You can become positive simply by becoming solution-oriented rather than problem-oriented. If you think and talk in terms of solution, you will be astonished at the quality and quantity of ideas that will emerge.