MGHC02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tonne, Stereotype, State Implementation Plan
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Limits to analytical problem solving: constraints to steps in problem solving, problem is not amendable to rational analysis. Strategies; exam q: given a description of a person and asked which strategy he/she uses. Imagination: think like a 5 year old; can we have jet packs to get around toronto instead of the ttc; maybe it will be reasonable in the future; let your mind wander in the silly; Investment: lots of time and money on the problem. Improvement: incrementally check a single new change to see if it improves it, Incubation: colleagues, friends, strangers discuss the problem, sleep on it and then use consensus to solve the problem. 4 conceptual blocks: constancy: unable to change perspective; webbed to a point of view, ve(cid:396)ti(cid:272)al thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g: do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396) alte(cid:396)(cid:374)ati(cid:448)e optio(cid:374)s; sti(cid:272)k (cid:449)ith defi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g the problem. Ex. look for oil in the same place: single language: think in one language; stay on one track of thinking the same point of view; ex.
