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Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Prof. Sherif Elattar

Thinking is a process and

thought is the product

output

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Problem Solving

A systematic approach to defineproblem and create many possiblesolutions without judging them.

Problem Solving

A systematic approach to defineproblem and create many possiblesolutions without judging them.

It is a cognitive process directed at

a goal where no solution methodis obvious to the problem solver.

It is a cognitive process directed at

a goal where no solution methodis obvious to the problem solver.

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–“It's not a problemthat we have aproblem. It's aproblem if we don'tdeal with the

problem.”

–--Mary Kay Utech

–“It's not a problemthat we have aproblem. It's aproblem if we don'tdeal with the

problem.”

–--Mary Kay Utech

The “Pop-Up” principle suggests that

solutions yield problems of their own.

Problem 1

Problem 3

Problem 4

Problem 2

Problem 5

Solution to

Problem 2

Solution to

Problem 1

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“The problem is not that thereare problems. The problem is

expecting otherwise andthinking that having problems

is a problem.”

--Theodore Ruskin

Problem Solving Skill

We use problem solving skill in

everyday live without our

conscious awareness:

Problem Solving Skill

We use problem solving skill in

everyday live without our

conscious awareness:

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Thinking Creatively

 Thinking logically

Analyzing the problem

By research

Forming a hypothesis

Troubleshooting

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 “Confident of your problem solving

skills, you can turn each problem

into an opportunity”