What about change? How can I notice positive changes and is it a choice?
The hope is that when you can focus on the exceptions what is happening when the problem is absent you will identify and strengthen the solution – what you want to have happen.
Solution Finding Stimulus How will you know when you have found the solution?
How would you recognize which string is your solution?
Resistance and Inward Spiraling Doom Loops
We find it easier to join the crowd and complain. As opposed to being the outcast who sees the supposed-enemy as a possible-cooperator.
Start looking for Exceptions
There is a false belief that the actions and behaviors we see in the present have always happened, and that they must continue. While problems are important and must be acknowledged, the more effective focus is to determine the solution – what we want to have happen. This happens through a solution focused process of looking for exceptions and finding already existing small steps to take.
How Does the Team Maintain Improved Performance?
Steps to Maintain Team Performance.
Reinforce the hard work of the people, the team, and management;
Slow the team down to examine evidence of progress and setbacks;
Supply the team with concrete steps to work on. Keeping the vagueness to a minimum, making progress on work that is meaningful.
Solution Finding Stimulus You Can Only Change Your Approach
Understanding why someone resists your idea and request for help can be useful. The next step is to find what works and plan to meet that person in cooperation. You cannot change someone’s resistance, you can only change your approach.
Solution Finding Stimulus Behave as-if your solution is happening
Solution Finding Stimulus.
Behave as-if your solution is happening.
Solution Finding Stimulus The Expert Knows
Someone new was brought in that has solved something similar before.
What is the 1st thing they would notice about your challenge?
What would be their 1st step in solving this?
Thinking Differently Enabling Innovation Workshop Presentation
Competitive demands require quicker, more effective and innovative problem solving. Problem solvers are required to quickly provide solutions to increasingly complex problems, develop and design new and innovative products and processes – all while reducing research and development time and costs.
Solution Finding Stimulus 1 small win then evaluate what worked
All that is needed is one small step towards your solution. Once you take that step how will you evaluate success?