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Bulletproof Problem Solving

The One Skill That Changes Everything

Charles Conn and Robert McLean

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Bulletproof Problem Solving
Context & Importance
Changing Landscape
The Method
Step 1: Define the Problem
Avoid Rushing
Problem Statement
Contextual Factors
Step 2: Break Down the Problem
Logic Trees
Types of Trees
Iteration
Step 3: Prioritize Solutions
Efficiency
Prioritization Matrix
Step 4: Develop a Work Plan
Executable Actions
Team Dynamics
Timeline Management
Step 5: Analyze the Data
Start Simple
Key Heuristics & Tools
Step 6: Synthesize Findings
Big Picture Narrative
Visualization
Step 7: Communicate Results
Inspire Action
Argument Structures

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Why is problem-solving becoming an increasingly essential skill in today's job market?

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Bulletproof Problem Solving Summary & Overview

Bulletproof Problem Solving (2019) delves into one of the most important yet consistently neglected skills in the modern workplace: creative problem-solving. With many conventional jobs declining around the world, more and more employees are being tasked with tackling open-ended challenges. But you don’t need an advanced degree in statistical analysis to be a great problem solver – you just need the right strategies and a dash of creativity. 

Who Should Listen to Bulletproof Problem Solving?

  • Strategists and company leaders
  • Creatives and thinkers
  • Analysts and number-crunchers
  • Graduates entering the workforce

About the Author: Charles Conn and Robert McLean

Charles Conn is an investor, environmentalist, and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Monograph.bio, a venture firm, and was previously CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford. He is Board Chair of Patagonia and sits on The Nature Conservancy European Council. Charles was founding CEO of Ticketmaster-Citysearch, and was a partner at McKinsey & Company. He is a graduate of Harvard, Oxford and Boston Universities.

Robert McLean, AM, is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, a Trustee of The Nature Conservancy in Australia and Asia, and a Director of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Australia’s largest philanthropic foundation. He is the former Dean of the Australian Graduate School of Management. He was a Fulbright Scholar to the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

 

© Charles R. Conn and Robert McLean, Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything, copyright 2019, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Used by permission of John Wiley & Sons Inc. and shall not be made available to any unauthorized third parties.

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