Complex Problem Solving is listed in the top 5 Skills for every career there is in 2020 (Source World Economic Forum 2016). Yet there is a lack of everyday language and discussion for a topic that is so widespread in every part of our lives. The purpose of the Lets Crack It PodCast is to tell stories related to problem solving. Stories that invite you to think and spin up the mental cogs about the topic in such a way that you consider it worthy of your time.
Why is Problem Exploration so uncomfortable for most people? This is Part 1 of a technique to make Problem Solving accessible to everyone. It takes a well know methodology defines it and gives a personal example to re-enforce the skill. #ProblemSolving #Leadership #Business #Entrepreneur
Why not try for the exceptional when solving problems and stand on the shoulders of Giants. This show honors Diego Maradona and even those from abject poverty can teach us great lessons for problem solving. A chance to understand and then look beyond Diego's off field behavior and see what we can learn. #ProblemSolving #Leadership #Business #Entrepreneur
I was a little nervous about this episode as it is quite a distance away from technology so not my expertise area. Nonetheless I do have my own experiences and thoughts about these Mental cogs we spin up that either impede or help Problem Solving
This week we invite you to become aware of your own 1T. The accumulation of experiences and lifelong learning inevitably means your biased in some way. Which is normal if you know that, but a huge problem if it is left unchallenged. When tackling problems, we need open minds and open hearts. #ProblemSolving #Leadership #Business #Entrepreneur
Do we do enough to dig a little deeper and honour the quiet ones that glue us all together? This Episode remembers Tim McCarthy. The Show also asks What is this Cork Magic Sauce? Look no further than Tim McCarthy selflessness on South Georgia. #ProblemSolving #Leadership #Business #Entrepreneur
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Do we give ourselves enough permission to not be OK when tackling issues? If you don't feel confused when tackling complex problems, you might not be doing it right. In this show we talk about the CYNEFIN Framework and how it might be used as a compass. A navigation tool for the system or terrain of the problem space. A guide for you to also make sense of your place in that system.
Do we give ourselves enough permission to not be OK when tackling issues? If you don't feel confused when tackling complex problems, you might not be doing it right. In this show we talk about the CYNEFIN Framework and how it might be used as a compass. A navigation tool for the system or terrain of the problem space. A guide for you to also make sense of your place in that system.
"When we understand that slide we will have won the War" Find out why you and your voice are key to story telling. Why 700 years later Dante Still has purpose.
A problem MECE'd is a problem halved (At the very least). Of all the tools associated with problem solving this should be the sharpest. Learn to cleave or chop up problems like a professional!
What if you could turn whistle blowers into dreamers before an impending doom! Diverse thinking and "an obligation to dissent" are proven philosophies for teams working on problems. What if we took that to an extreme and built whistle blowing into the crafting of problem statements from the outset. This is the topic of some recent research and a new book which is considered in this show.
In this episode we find out how formula 1 helps saves children's lives. We learn how ready made analogies can be lifted from completely separate domains and brought back into our own professional realm as potential solutions to problems. The show informs of how stress testing solutions for their most impaired times often ensures robustness for normal unstressed times when issues might occur.