Subject Guides: Leading Change: Problem Solving

7 Sure-fire Steps to Innovative Thinking and Doing By Jane Boutelle, Digsite.com. "Successful innovation requires more than just inventive brainstorming. It demands systematic thinking and a box filled with tools and techniques. To create new product opportunities with strategic intent, try a proven, step-by-step approach to innovation."
Innovation Is Problem Solving...And A Whole Lot More Article by Larry Myler in Forbes Magazine. "We can all agree that a problem can be a catalyst for a solution, and that many business innovations are born of business challenges. But is it really that simple? Perhaps innovation is more nuanced than that. As we examine four distinct levels of innovation, try to determine what your contribution to innovation is, and what it could be."
5 Whys: Getting to the Root of a Problem Quickly Mindtools article that looks at Sakichi Toyoda's 5 Whys technique – "A simple but powerful tool for quickly uncovering the root of a problem, so that you can deal with it once and for all."
7 Steps to a Fishbone Diagram and Identifying Those Causes Article by Lee Candy on his website Education Business Artilces (EBA), introduces the reader to the fishbone diagram approach to problem solving and how it can be used in work.