An Innovative Problem Solving Tool
Nov 7th, 2007 | By Bryce Beattie | Category: Around The WebI just came across a great article about a tool that you can use to find the solution to virtually any problem. Basically its this; when you sit down to come up with a solution, sit down until you come up with 100 different solutions. The more you have to think about it, the better ideas your head comes up with.
It seems like most people never really try to come up with solutions for themselves, they just do whatever everyone else does, or rather whatever they’ve heard that everyone else does. And when that doesn’t work, the average person gives up.
It reminds me of a story.
Tony Robbins tells a it in one of his CD sets (this is not a direct quote mind you) where a guy is with Tony and tells him:
“I’ve tried everything.”
To which Tony replies, “Everything? There nothing else you can try?”
“Well I’ve tried a lot of things…”
“How many?”
“Well, really just one thing.”
“And you’ve done it over and over and over…”
When you force yourself to really think creatively, it’s amazing what you come up with. When you don’t, you just come up with the same old stuff, and you get nowhere.
Hi! I’m really glad you liked the article on the Lists of 100. Thank you very much for the link in the post, and specially for the one in the sidebar. I really appreciate it.
I can relate to the story you heard in Robbins’ tape. It is too easy to be caught in circular thinking and be exhausted from trying just one solution over and over…
Best Wishes!
Tony Robbins also says, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”
A lot of bright people seem to pass over multiple strategies, instead opting for the, “If this approach doesn’t work, I’ll do the same thing again, but this time I’ll do it HARDER” method.