Optimization Theory
The study of finding the best solution from a set of feasible solutions.
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“complex problem-solving”
Design Thinking
A user-centered approach to problem-solving that involves empathy, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
Attribute Listing
A brainstorming technique that involves listing all possible attributes of a product or problem to generate new ideas and solutions.
MECE
Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive (MECE) is a problem-solving framework ensuring that categories are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive, avoiding overlaps and gaps.
Creative Confidence
The belief in one's ability to create change through creativity, often leading to more innovative and effective problem-solving.
Blue Sky
An open-ended and creative approach to problem-solving or planning, often involving brainstorming and envisioning future possibilities without constraints.
Backward Chaining
An inference method used in AI and expert systems where reasoning starts from the goal and works backward to determine the necessary conditions.
Yak Shaving
The process of performing a series of seemingly unrelated and often tedious tasks that are necessary to solve a larger problem.
Ideation
The process of generating a broad set of ideas on a given topic, with no attempt to judge or evaluate them initially.