| Start problem-solving here | |
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If you don't finish it here, you will have a good idea about where to go next. |
Extra help are related links
are offered in the Quick Solve Clipit
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| Print the map below. Or make a reasonable facsimile. | Printing: FAQ: Practical |
| Thinkerer's Kit: You need the five decks listed on the right. You can print them from the Cuepon pages or download files for printing. |
Cuepons Thinkerer's Kit (.pdf format) There are many sets of slogans. Pick one that fits your problem. |
| Left column: Write the answers on sticky notes. Stick them where they belong. If it looks like too much trouble to write the answers, give up. Doing the work will be too much trouble, too. | Right column: Deal a few cards from the indicated deck, face down. |
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1. What is the
problem? What's wrong with things now?
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If you wonder what to do next, pick a card and answer the question
below it. If the answer doesn't help you, pick another card.
What would this player suggest about your problem?
How could this strength help solve your problem?
What does this sign suggest about the problem?
What ideas does this spark cue in your brain?
What does this slogan say about the problem? |
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2. What do you want to
see when the problem is fixed?
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| 3. What are some
things you could do to get things to be the way you want them?
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| Which line below speaks for you? | |
| Now I know what I want to do. | Go to the Plan Clipit and start planning the details. |
| I have several good options. | Go to the Choose Clipit. Choose. |
| I don't see any good options. | Go to the Idea Clipit. Brainstorm. |
| This problem is a real Turkey. | You're in luck! Read how to carve Turkey problems. |
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The Thinkerer
05/12/2008 Copyright (c) D. F. Dansereau & S. H. Evans |
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