Thinking Up Magic

"Problems are only opportunities in work clothes" 

Henry Kaiser, Industrialist

The Osborn / Parnes

Creative Problem Solving Process


Overview

Sid Parnes

Describing the CPS Process

The Process at work

How it became Osborn/Parnes 

 

Kate Connor

The Osborn/Parnes model


The Steps

 

 

 

 


Thomas B. McMullen

How it is done at Texaco

 

Tim Switalski

Definition

Example

 

 

 


Thomas B. McMullen

Fact Finding at Texaco

 

Tim Switalski

Definition

Example

 

Dr. G. C. Rapaille

Fact finding at a deeper level

 

Sid Parnes

How it works

 

Beverly Moore

Teaching fact finding

 

 

 


Thomas B. McMullen

Definition

 

Tim Switalski

Definition

 

Jamie O’Boyle & Margaret King

Problem framing and definition

Problem finding and nested systems

 

Sid Parnes

Problem finding and stems

The importance of multiple problem statements

 

Joette Field

The hardest step to teach

 

 

 


Tim Switalski

Definition

Idea finding tools and techniques

 

Sid Parnes

Description

 

Jamie O’Boyle & Margaret King

Idea finding and solution finding

 

 

 


Raymond A. Binis

Ideation to Solution Finding

 

Tim Switalski

Definition

 

Jamie O’Boyle & Margaret King

Idea finding and Solution Finding

 

Sid Parnes

Definition

 

 

 


Joette Field

Explanation

 

Gerardo V. Tabio

Explanation

Example

 

Tim Switalski

Definition

 

Michelle Conrad & Chris Keenen

How you get people there

 

Sid Parnes

How to do it

Example

 

Gordon MacLeod

A lawyers point of view