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Creative Approaches to Problem Solving
A Framework for Innovation and Change
Third Edition
- Scott G. Isaksen - Creative Problem Solving Group, Inc.
- K. Brian Dorval - Think First Serve, Inc.
- Donald J. Treffinger
January 2010 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Everything your students need to solve problems, manage change and deliver innovation using the Creative Problem Solving framework
This text is the most comprehensive and contemporary overview and description of Creative Problem Solving (CPS) available today. Friendly and highly practical for a broad base of researchers and practitioners, the book provides a framework, language, guidelines, and set of easy-to-use tools for understanding challenges, generating ideas, and transforming promising ideas into action.
New and Hallmark Features
- The authors expanded their emphasis on CPS as a flexible, dynamic process that enables users to select and apply CPS tools, components, and stages in a meaningful way that meets their actual needs.
- A framework for problem solving that has been tested and applied across ages, settings, and cultures allows readers to apply a common approach to process across many traditional "boundaries."
- Specific objectives in each chapter provide a clear focus for instruction or independent learning.
- Practical case studies introduced at the beginning of each chapter and then completed as a "rest of the story" toward the end of the chapter provide an application anchor for the reader.
- New enhanced graphics: Updated and refreshed tables, figures, and illustrative images provide "pictures" to go along with the authors' words.
A companion Web site with additional resources can be found at www.sagepub.com/Isaksen3e.
Chapter One: Creative Approaches to Problem Solving
Chapter Two: Creative Problem Solving
Chapter Three: Understanding the Challenge
Chapter Four: Generating Ideas
Chapter Five: Preparing for Action
Chapter Six: Planning Your Approach to CPS
Chapter 7: People as Creative Problem Solvers
Chapter 9: The Role of Content
Chapter 10: Cps as a Change Method
Chapter 11: Designing Your Way Through CPS
Chapter 12: Applying CPS
Additional Resources
An Invitation
Putting This Chapter to Work
"The authors have assembled a complete illustration of the CPS construct."
Professor of Organizational Leadership, Regent University
This book includes a number of key areas that are relevant to the students studying problem solving as we move into more creative decision making,
Faculty of Education & Communities (Carmarthen), University of Wales, Trinity St David
June 17, 2020
The book offers a fun-filled was to teach highly important topics like the generation of ideas in a team, preparing individuals and teams for action, and the essentials of planning and designing ones approach to problem solving.
I will be mainly using these parts of the book for the current IHRM course, but am contemplating a separate workshop on design thinking and creative problem solving that uses the Isaksen, Dorval and Treffinger text as one of the two or three essential texts.
Business Administration / Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Bremen University of Applied Sciences
September 30, 2016
The book offers a fun-filled was to teach highly important topics like the generation of ideas in a team, preparing individuals and teams for action, and the essentials of planning and designing ones approach to problem solving.
I will be mainly using these parts of the book for the course current course, but am contemplating a separate workshop on design thinking and creative problem solving that uses the Isaksen, Dorval and Treffinger text as one of the two or three essential texts.
Business Administration / Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Bremen University of Applied Sciences
September 30, 2016
Useful information
Learning & Development , Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust
March 20, 2014
Seems to have a good overview of CPS in an experiential approach
Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Missouri - Kansas City
July 31, 2013
Hands-on approach to problem solving with strategies that can easily be put into practice.
Business Law , University of the West of England, Bristol
April 29, 2013
This book provides very clear and detailed description of each aspect opf a relatively complex model. It is very practical and illustrated with some useful examples. As one would expect the work is very systematic and comprehensive, with useful reflective tasks. The case studies aid understanding, and the tips for getting started are useful. Good web site too.
business, University of Teesside
September 29, 2012
Recommended text for the Business Methods module. Steps student through problem solving concepts from idea generation to evaluation through to implementation.
Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin
July 28, 2012
Nopt what I expected for use in this class but good generally for a mid level management class. Perhaps in the future.
Business Administration , Our Lady of Holy Cross College
June 2, 2012
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1 - Creative Approaches to Problem Solving
Chapter 7 - People as Creative Problem Solvers