Now Reading | How to Create the Best Team for Creative Problem Solving
http://collectivenext.com/blog/how-create-best-team-creative-problem-solving
What we do every day at Fierce is creatively solve problems, for ourselves and for our clients. Every exercise is truly about problem solving whether it’s about research, strategy, creative or production. Below is an excellent little excerpt from Collective Next:
According to Creative Problem Solving (CPS), one of the mostly widely used creative problem solving models, an optimal process includes these stages:
- Identifying a goal and gathering information around it
- Clarifying the problem
- Generating ideas
- Choosing and strengthening solutions
- Planning for action
The key to success? Make sure your team has people with the skill set to match each bullet point: clarifiers, idea generators, solutions strengtheners and implementers.
If your goal is to build a team that will produce novel, robust solutions and ensure that they’re realized, create a stable stool. Consider your team members’ problem solving preferences and ensure that all four are represented.
Rock on.
