“We're really looking at decision-making and problem-solving at the same time.”
Julie Bell
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
Albert Einstein
“Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.”
Robert H. Schuller
“It's not that I'm so smart , it's just that I stay with problems longer .”
“These negotiations were done in a positive, cooperative, problem-solving spirit, ... While it may have taken some time to reach this cooperative solution, I think it was time well-spent.”
Rick Wagoner
“Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving.”
Michael J. Gelb
“It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place.”
Edward de Bono