Solving Problems

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1. Solving Problems
2. In Company, Intermediate
3. Problem Solving There is a Japanese expression:None
4. ProblemFor example:In what ways, big or small,
5. SolvingThe first suggestion the company got was
6. ProblemThe owner of a Mexican restaurant in
7. SolvingAfter many expensive and unsuccessful attempts topromote
8. Framework for Problem Solving The
9. Understanding the Problem If you do not
10. Devising a Solution Plan Where to start
11. Keep in mind that your first try
12. Good Luck!
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In Company, Intermediate

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Слайд 1Solving Problems

Слайд 2

In Company,
Intermediate

Слайд 3Problem Solving
There is a Japanese expression:
None of us is

as smart as all of us.

Following this idea, one American

company
regularly posts questions on a bulletin board
and invites its staff to brainstorm suggestions.

Problem Solving There is a Japanese expression:None of us is as smart as all of us.Following this

Слайд 4Problem
For example:

In what ways, big or small, could this
company save

money?
Write your suggestions below. $100 bonus for
all suggestions we adopt.

ProblemFor example:In what ways, big or small, could thiscompany save money?Write your suggestions below. $100 bonus forall

Слайд 5Solving
The first suggestion the company got was a
joke really, but

it won the $100 bonus.

The suggestion was that the

bonus be reduced
to $50.

SolvingThe first suggestion the company got was ajoke really, but it won the $100 bonus. The suggestion

Слайд 6Problem
The owner of a Mexican restaurant in San
Francisco faced a

dilemma. She wanted to
advertise but could not afford to pay

for space
in the local newspaper or for airtime on the
local radio station

ProblemThe owner of a Mexican restaurant in SanFrancisco faced a dilemma. She wanted toadvertise but could not

Слайд 7Solving
After many expensive and unsuccessful attempts to
promote the restaurant with

posters and T-shirts, the
owner, Martha Sanchez, finally came up with

a
winner. She offered free lunches for life to anyone
who agreed to have the name and logo of the
restaurant tattooed on a visible part of their bodies.
To date, 50 people have become walking
advertisements.

SolvingAfter many expensive and unsuccessful attempts topromote the restaurant with posters and T-shirts, theowner, Martha Sanchez, finally

Слайд 8Framework for Problem Solving
The following four phases can be

identified in the
process of solving problems:

Understanding the problem
Making a

plan of solution
Carrying out the plan
Looking back i.e. verifying

Framework for Problem Solving The following four phases can be identified in theprocess of solving

Слайд 9Understanding the Problem
If you do not understand the problem,

you can never solve it

If you really understand the

problem, you can see a solution

Be careful about hidden assumptions, data and conditions.

Consult definitions for unfamiliar (often even familiar)
terminologies.

Construct one or two simple example to illustrate what the
problem says.

Understanding the Problem If you do not understand the problem, you can never solve it If you

Слайд 10Devising a Solution Plan
Where to start ?
What can

I do ?
Find facts that are related to the

problem at
hand. Relevant facts usually involve words
that are the same as or similar to those in the
given problem. It is also a good idea to try to
recall previously solved similar problems.
What should I look for ?