http://thinkinghow.com a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:52:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2006-2007 steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com) steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com) posts http://thinkinghow.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://thinkinghow.com 144 144 a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation thinkinghow.com thinkinghow.com steve@thinkinghow.com no no http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/ http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:18:39 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=246 http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/feed/ 1 http://thinkinghow.com/writing-a-problem-statement/ http://thinkinghow.com/writing-a-problem-statement/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:11:23 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=121 http://thinkinghow.com/writing-a-problem-statement/feed/ 22 http://thinkinghow.com/more-than-one-solution/ http://thinkinghow.com/more-than-one-solution/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:54:49 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=100 http://thinkinghow.com/more-than-one-solution/feed/ 0 1:23 Have you ever needed a quick and tangible way to illustrate that there may be more than one solution to a problem? This might just ... Have you ever needed a quick and tangible way to illustrate that there may be more than one solution to a problem? This might just be the example you need. Start with three squares of paper. The Problem: each square of paper needs to be divided into 4 parts. The goal is for each part to be equal. So, after you have folded the paper each section of the paper will be the same size, same shape, and same volume as the other 3 parts. The illustration above shows 3 solutions, each following the rules but each having a very different outcome. One is a square, another a triangle, the third a rectangle. This excercise is useful for two reasons. First, it helps an individual or a group physically experience an abstract concept; the concept being that there can be more than one acceptable solution to a problem. Secondly, This example has a very good problem statement so it's a great way to set up people's thinking about defining problems before they tackle solutions. I'll cover problem statements in a the next post. Doing, Solutions, Tools & Resources steve@thinkinghow.com no no