Strategies for creative problem solving

Author: Fogler
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: As is well known, the techniques for creative problem-solving are neither race-specific nor bound by national borders, yet they are essential for our daily lives. Whether scientists, engineers, students, or housewives, everyone can benefit from these techniques. The purpose of publishing this book is to present methods for problem-solving and techniques that can inspire us to tackle various types of problems we encounter in our daily lives. Given that problem-solving techniques are everywhere, we are very pleased that readers around the world can read this book. Here, we sincerely thank Professor Ouyang Jiong of Shanxi University, whose diligent work made this book available to Chinese readers. We hope that what we have done is also useful to Chinese readers, helping to improve their skills in solving personal or work-related problems, and we also hope that this book will benefit society as a whole. This book aims to help problem-solvers enhance their adaptability. We know that everyone possesses creative techniques of this kind or that, and if they are regularly practiced, these techniques will become more proficient. This book provides a framework for honing these creative problem-solving skills. Strategies for Creative Problem Solving is written for students, graduates, entrepreneurs, or anyone who wants to improve their problem-solving skills. By reading this book, readers will be able to handle ill-defined problems, identify the real problem, effectively gain insight into the essence of the problem, plan sound steps, find a feasible solution, and then evaluate the results. If readers carefully explore the problem-solving methods and engage in a series of exercises that gradually increase in difficulty, they will undoubtedly enhance their creativity throughout the problem-solving process.