Strategies for creative problem solving
By: H. Scott Fogler, Steven E. LeBlanc
Contributors: LeBlanc, Steven E.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780536087836
Subjects: Creative thinking; Problem solving
Description: Strategies for Creative Problem Solving, Second Edition, will help you sharpen your "street smarts" and leverage your creative skills to find better solutions for virtually any technical problem. Drawing on advanced, National Science Foundation-funded research, it introduces a start-to-finish problem-solving framework that integrates proven strategies from todays most effective technical organizations. Using its hands-on techniques and exercises, you'll learn how to gather data, systematically identify problems, generate superior alternatives, choose and implement the best solution, evaluate what you learn, and use that knowledge to create even better outcomes."
Notes: "Taken from: Strategies for Creative Problem Solving, Second Edition by H. Scott Fogler and Steven E. LeBlanc."

"This special edition published in cooperation with Pearson Custom Publishing"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Problem-solving strategies: why bother?; title: The characteristics, attitudes, and environment necessary for effective problem solving; title: Gathering information on the problem; title: Problem definition; title: Breaking down the barriers to generating ideas; title: Generating solutions; title: Deciding the course of action; title: Implementing the solution; title: Evaluation; title: Troubleshooting; title: Putting it all together; title: Appendix 1: McMaster's five-point strategy; title: Appendix 2: Plotting data.