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FYI - There’s lots of Heuristics
•Breakthrough Thinking
•Lateral Thinking
•Kepner-Tregoe
•Coca-Cola
•Creative Problem Solving
•Theory of Constraints
•TRIZ
•..and many, many more.
Text Box: How come most people and organizations don’t use these techniques?
How come most people and
organizations don’t use these
techniques?
Because we think we’re good at
solving problems. That’s why
we get hired in the first place.
Ask yourself:
How do you solve problems?
Ask individuals if their company offers approaches or if they as individual have ways of solving problems.
Breakthrough Thinking - Nadler, Hibino
Kepner - Tregoe - Decision Analysis; Potential Problems Analysis; Situation    Analysis

Coca Cola - Bujake, 1969 - 4 step process designed to stimulate creative thinking in the area of new product development.
1.Opportunity search
2. For evolution
3. Concept expansion
4. Concept development
CPS - Parnes
Theory of Constraints - Goldratt
TRIZ-Altshuller (Altov)