The objectives of this blog are to record proven and practical approaches to problem solving I have used; in a way that provides an easy to access library of methods procedures, tools and techniques and a forum for discussion; so that the quality of problem specification, decision making and solution definitions is improved.

I am trying to address the sometimes disastrous outcomes that result from:

• ill-defined or nonexistent objectives
• entrenched thinking models
• institutional and elite problem solving approaches
• group think and herd mentality
• solving the wrong problem
• not keeping the end in sight
• managing rather than solving problems

In writing this blog I have drawn on personal experience, the experience of people I have worked with and other resources such as publications of various types.

As the blog expands I will provide links to these resources .

I hope you learn something that you can use can use in your everyday problem solving activities, I will endeavor to make blog as entertaining as possible.

Comments are welcome.