Week 5 Discussion – Problem Solving Skills

Take the “How Good Are Your Problem-Solving Skills?” survey:

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm

• What was your score?
• Scroll down until you see the stages of problem solving (below Figure 1: The Simplex Process) 
• For which strategy did you have one or two stars? 
• Describe something you can do to improve that problem-solving skill. 
• For which step(s) did you have four or five stars? 
• Describe a time when this problem-solving skill came in handy.

This is a discussion, must be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. Please cite any sources used.