DECISION MAKING AND 
      PROBLEM SOLVING
                 Session – 1
            Scope of Discussion
     To Clarify and Define the Problem.
     To  understand  the  benefit  of  collective  problem 
       solving and decision making.
     To examine decision making models.
     Application     of     Creativity    in    Problem 
       Solving/Decision Making process.
     To Plan, Practice, and To solve Problem with making 
       decisions  through  case  studies,  role  playing  and 
       group discussions. 
      What is Problem Solving & 
              Decision Making? 
                                Activity - 1 
                   Write   One  Sentence  Definition  of 
                   Problem Solving & Decision Making  
   DEFINITION – Problem Solving
               A  systematic  approach  to  defining  the 
               problem and creating a vast number of 
               possible solutions without judging these 
               solutions.
               Problem    solving  is   a   Cognitive 
               Processing directed at achieving a goal 
               where no solution method is obvious to 
               the problem solver. 
       Is this Problem Solving???
                             Problem Solving is ….
                               “….the art of finding the ways 
                               to  get  from  where  you  are 
                               now to where you want to be 
                               (assuming you do not already 
                               know how).
                               The ‘Problem’, therefore, is a 
                               the gap between the present 
                               situation     and     a    more 
                               desirable one.”
                                             Nolan 
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