Decision Making Problem Solving category: 1513 books

The fun and simple problem-solving guide that took Japan by storm Ken Watanabe originally wrote Problem Solving 101 for Japanese schoolchildren. His goal was to help shift the focus in Japanese education from memorization to critical thinking, by adapting some of the techniques he had learned...

This Box Set includes all three volumes of Altered Perspective: Search Strategies for Innovators.These books describe and explains specific tools and techniques that can be used to find more and better solutions to whatever problem is at hand.There is a time-honored five-step method for problem-solving....

Altered Perspective: Search Strategies for Innovators (Volume 2) expands on the material in Volume 1, by describing and explaining additional tools and techniques that can be used to find more and better solutions to whatever problem is at hand.There is a time-honored five-step method for problem-solving....

Altered Perspective: Search Strategies for Innovators (Volume 3) expands on the material in Volumes 1 and 2, by describing and explaining additional tools and techniques that can be used to find more and better solutions to whatever problem is at hand.There is a time-honored five-step method for problem-solving....

Altered Perspective: Search Strategies for Innovators describes and explains specific tools and techniques that can be used to find more and better solutions to whatever problem is at hand.There is a time-honored five-step method for problem-solving. 1. Define the problem. 2. Generate lots of ideas...

This book provides a set of proven and easy-to-use procedures for conducting problem-solving meetings more efficiently and productively, with less frustration, effort, and conflict. The effectiveness of conventional meetings is seriously limited by such factors asthe added time required for the use...

A multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving in community-based organizations using decision models and operations research applications A comprehensive treatment of public-sector operations research and management science, Decision Science for Housing and Community Development: Localized...

Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Supporting the Selection of Engineering Materials in Product Design, Second Edition, provides readers with tactics they can use to optimally select materials to satisfy complex design problems when they are faced with the vast range of materials available. Current...

A solid understanding of financial analysis is an essential­­but often overlooked­­prerequisite to making key strategic decisions.Financial Analysis and Decision Making explains how all professionals can use the tools and techniques of financial analysis to define problems, gather and organize...

The Universal Problem-Solving Approach “Ah problems, why must you annoyingly occur in my life? Can’t I just avoid you?” Unless you’re perfect (which, newsflash, nobody is)...problems are inevitable and should be expected. Let that sink in for a few seconds. Now, that’s...

Familiar modes of problem solving may be efficient, but they often prevent us from discovering innovative solutions to more complex problems. To create meaningful change, we must train ourselves to discover previously unseen variables in day-to-day challenges. The Design of Insight is intended to...

The Universal Problem-Solving Approach “Ah problems, why must you annoyingly occur in my life? Can’t I just avoid you?” Unless you’re perfect (which, newsflash, nobody is)...problems are inevitable and should be expected. Let that sink in for a few seconds. Now, that’s...

Uncertainty is present in every managerial decision, and Managerial Economics: A Mathematical Approach effectively demonstrates the application of higher-level statistical tools to inform and clarify the logic of problem solving in a managerial environment. While illuminating managerial decision-making...

There is a time-honored five-step method for problem-solving. Define the problem. Generate lots of ideas for possible solutions. Choose the best solution from among the alternatives. Implement the chosen solution. Use the implemented solution to produce the intended benefits. And it often fails spectacularly.Problem...