Problem Solving 101
A Simple Book for Smart People
1st Edition
Published on 6. July 2010
128 pages
978-1-4070-3016-6 (ISBN)
Description
Take control of your thinking with this fun and easy-to-follow guide to problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making.
THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER
Problem Solving 101 has helped millions of people around the world to find successful solutions to even the toughest of problems.
Simple enough for a high school student to understand, yet sophisticated enough for CEOs to apply to their biggest business challenges, this essential guide makes problem-solving faster, clearer and more effective.
Originally created to teach Japanese schoolchildren critical thinking skills, Problem Solving 101 quickly became a must-read for readers of all ages thanks to the power and simplicity of Ken Watanabe's unique methods.
Packed with useful diagrams, quirky illustrations and practical exercises, this accessible guide will help you:
Improve your problem-solving skills
Strengthen critical thinking and analytical thinking
Make better decisions faster
Develop creative solutions to difficult problems
Think strategically in work and life
Once you've mastered the problem-solving skills in this book, you'll wonder how you ever got by without them.
THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER
Problem Solving 101 has helped millions of people around the world to find successful solutions to even the toughest of problems.
Simple enough for a high school student to understand, yet sophisticated enough for CEOs to apply to their biggest business challenges, this essential guide makes problem-solving faster, clearer and more effective.
Originally created to teach Japanese schoolchildren critical thinking skills, Problem Solving 101 quickly became a must-read for readers of all ages thanks to the power and simplicity of Ken Watanabe's unique methods.
Packed with useful diagrams, quirky illustrations and practical exercises, this accessible guide will help you:
Improve your problem-solving skills
Strengthen critical thinking and analytical thinking
Make better decisions faster
Develop creative solutions to difficult problems
Think strategically in work and life
Once you've mastered the problem-solving skills in this book, you'll wonder how you ever got by without them.
Reviews / Votes
If everyone made decisions like Ken Watanabe, the world would be a better place * Seth Godin, author of Tribes * Problem Solving 101 teaches us to recognize the common elements in the decisions we face every day, and how to think carefully about them. It offers tricks and tips for every age * Dan Ariely, author of the New York Time bestseller Predictably Irrational * a business best seller * Business Week * This is an excellent primer on problem solving * Lowell Bryan, author of Mobilizing Minds *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
2,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4070-3016-6 (9781407030166)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
08/2009
Vermilion
€20.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Ken Watanabe grew up bilingual in Japan and studied in the United States at Yale and Harvard Business School. He was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for six years. He is now the founder and CEO of his own education, entertainment and media company, Delta Studio.
