A recipe does not exist. He or she carries out an experiment which serves to generate new information about the situation and possibly change the situation. The practitioner remains open to feedback from the situation. Data from the first experiment is used to make a second choice. The sort of creative thinking that leads to novel problem solving is not prescriptive but open ended.
People are subjects rather than objects.
They possess reflective awareness that is individual and unique. Instead, I found that there are no generic problem solving skills. In retrospect, problems with generic problem solving skills may stem from the archetypes of Plato's cave and our ancestral knowledge of the landscape. One could contemplate the neurophysiology that has evolved through these two anthropologies in contrast to the cybernetic demands of today's technological world. Harvard's Project Zero identified the need to teach the content better, to ensure conceptual understanding, reflection and strategizing in order to enrich learning.