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Problem Solving 101 teaches us to recognize the common elements in the decisions we face every day, and how to think carefully about them. It offers tricks and tips for every age. If I may offer one more suggestion: when you don't know which of two options to chose, toss a coin, and when it is up there in the air think about how you want it to fall, and you have your answer. --Dan Ariely, author of The New York Times bestseller Predictably Irrational
This book made me angry. It made me angry because there are so many people in this country who need to read it, who should read it, who will benefit enormously from reading it . . . and won't. They'll watch a reality show on TV instead. If everyone made decisions like Ken Watanabe, the world would be a better place. --Seth Godin, author of Tribes
This is an excellent primer on problem solving.
--Lowell Bryan, author of Mobilizing Minds
This book made me angry. It made me angry because there are so many people in this country who need to read it, who should read it, who will benefit enormously from reading it . . . and won't. They'll watch a reality show on TV instead. If everyone made decisions like Ken Watanabe, the world would be a better place. --Seth Godin, author of Tribes
This is an excellent primer on problem solving.
--Lowell Bryan, author of Mobilizing Minds
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Take control of your thinking with this fun and simple problem-solving guide that has taken Japan by storm
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Don't be fooled by the quirky, child-like illustrations, into thinking this is a simple book; the exercises will make you think in a way that, perhaps you haven't before.
The main problem solving strategies are explained by way of three case studies: firstly, a rock band's poor initial gig attendance, secondly, a goal of saving/earning money for a computer, and finally, deciding which school to attend.
Unless my problem was of a similar nature, I would have difficulty in implementing the techniques; deciding which method to use may be another problem!
The main problem solving strategies are explained by way of three case studies: firstly, a rock band's poor initial gig attendance, secondly, a goal of saving/earning money for a computer, and finally, deciding which school to attend.
Unless my problem was of a similar nature, I would have difficulty in implementing the techniques; deciding which method to use may be another problem!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What started out as a book written for Japanese children became a bestseller, read and followed by so many adults that it became Japan's #1 business book. Why? Because it offers easy to understand viable solutions to making the best problem solving decisions we can in order to reach the goals we wish to attain.
Before writing this book author Watanabe was a consultant for the global management consulting firm of McKinney & Company. As he writes, "For six years I worked with major companies all over the world to help solve their business challenges using a straightforward yet powerful set of problem-solving tools."
Then, in 2007 when the Japanese prime minster placed education at the top of his nation's agenda, Watanabe felt called to help. So he left McKinney to teach children and to write this book. Now, all of us are the beneficiaries.
In a nutshell he suggests 4 steps: (1) Identify the problem quite specifically. A problem can be as simple as where to have dinner that evening or as complex as a major investment. (2) Discover the root difficulties that are causing the problem. (3) Develop a plan of action or steps to be taken to resolve the issue. (4) Take action being prepared to substitute or modify until the issue is resolved.
This abbreviation of the author's ideas does in no way do justice to his theses. His book is replete with charts, graphs and example exercises. Read and learn !
- Gail Cooke
Before writing this book author Watanabe was a consultant for the global management consulting firm of McKinney & Company. As he writes, "For six years I worked with major companies all over the world to help solve their business challenges using a straightforward yet powerful set of problem-solving tools."
Then, in 2007 when the Japanese prime minster placed education at the top of his nation's agenda, Watanabe felt called to help. So he left McKinney to teach children and to write this book. Now, all of us are the beneficiaries.
In a nutshell he suggests 4 steps: (1) Identify the problem quite specifically. A problem can be as simple as where to have dinner that evening or as complex as a major investment. (2) Discover the root difficulties that are causing the problem. (3) Develop a plan of action or steps to be taken to resolve the issue. (4) Take action being prepared to substitute or modify until the issue is resolved.
This abbreviation of the author's ideas does in no way do justice to his theses. His book is replete with charts, graphs and example exercises. Read and learn !
- Gail Cooke
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an outstanding book. It captures the essential techniques of structured analysis and decision making and presents them in the simplest possible scenarios without losing the thoroughness of the method.
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