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Location
Bavaro Hall, RM 116 (Holloway Hall) / In-Person
Presenter
Brendan Boler, Director of Career Services at the University Career Center and Assistant Professor at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
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Complex problem solving is a core skill for the 21st Century, and the only way to keep up with rapid change. This session will cover a five-step approach to creative problem solving developed in leading consulting firms. It employs a highly visual, logic-tree method that can be applied to almost any problem, from organizational decisions to individual career choices.
We will specifically review the FOCUS analytical problem-solving framework:
- Framing the Problem (Defining and Structuring the Problem)
- Organizing an Analysis (Develop an Issue Analysis and Plan)
- Collecting Data (Conduct Primary and Secondary Research)
- Understanding the Data (Conduct Analysis)
- Synthesizing a Recommendation (Synthesize findings and Develop and Recommendation)