Effective Problem Solving
Learn by doing a two step Yes or No System to better decisions based on the book Yes or No: A Guide To Better Decisions by Spencer Johnson, M.D. It incorporates a practical mental question with a private heart question. Three parts of the private question are integrity, intuition and insight. Each participant individually with the help of two classmates will practice solving a problem using this system. Then they will come together and join efforts to solve a group problem using a model adapted from The Skilled Facilitator Practical Wisdom For Developing Effective Groups by Roger M. Schwarz. This application of decision-making for a group situation will use a fun exercise called "Temple Treasure".
  • Uncover the opportunities in every "problem."
  • Learn to use "what if" thinking to avoid costly mistakes.
  • Break negative thinking habits that are holding you back.

AGENDA:

  • Ground Rules
  • Determine a Problem to Be Solved.
  • Exercise Team Quiz Lecture
  • A game to assist in learning a decision making system.
  • Choice Management
  • We are essentially choice-makers. These choices are the building blocks of our
  • daily and cumulative creations. Our choices have created the world we in.
  • Finding Solutions Starts With Yourself.
  • Fact Vs Opinion
  • In order for us to make a wise decision, it is important to distinguish between fact and opinion.
  • Inner Dialoguing For Better Decisions
  • A 2 step Yes or No System to better decisions based on the book Yes or No: A Guide To Better Decisions by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
  • Cool Head Question is a practical mental question.
  • Private Heart Question, Part 1: Integrity is telling oneself the truth.
  • Part 2: Intuition is your own unconscious knowledge based on your own personal experience.
  • Part 3: Insight . Your decisions are affected by your beliefs, especially about what you believe you deserve.
  • Assessing Your Group's Discussion from Team Quiz Lecture Exercise.
  • Exercise Yes or No?
  • Practice solving a problem using the Yes or No system as an individual.
  • Exercise Temple Treasure
  • Group Problem Solving Model
  • Group and Self-Evaluation for Temple Treasure
  • This is an application of decision-making in a group situation.

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