When confronted with a problem to solve, most people bound instantaneously to focusing on alternatives, devoting little time to the issue exists in the first place. This is just one of the 'tricks' of traditional believing that the author describes.
Observe First, Design Second Taming the Traps of Traditional Thinking Case Solution
Another is pattern recognition, which can lead us to jump to conclusions much too soon. Whatever the work we do, we must always fight the urge to act promptly and 'fill in the blanks' and instead, take time to find and design second. In today's world, this will definitely become increasingly important, he says, for the easy reason that the challenges we face are getting more sophisticated by the day.
PUBLICATION DATE: April 01, 2012 PRODUCT #: ROT168-HCB-ENG
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