Leadership Problem Solving

What is the problem solving acronymn? Use all caps.

What does the S stand for?

• Stop yourself from continuing to think about the problem

• Stop and think about your feelings and the feelings of all involved

• Say what you mean

• Stand down and let the other person speak

I want to go to the concert with my friends and feel my parents should trust me but my parents seem to feel it may not be a safe situation for me. This is an example of:

• Evaluate and act on the problem

• Other people need to be considered

• Options for solving the problem

• Objective Problem Statement

Which of the following would be part of the "L" when solving a problem

• List solutions by brainstorming

• divergent thinking

• Stop and think about your language with others

• Evaluate and choose solutions

The "V" in the problem solving strategy stands for:

• Very creative solutions

• Voice your anger at the situation

• Vote for the best problem statement

• Voice your choice and act

Multiple answers

Which of the following are ways to ignite your creative thinking?

• Go to sleep thinking about the problem

• Ignore the problem

• Take a walk in nature

• Do puzzles that challenge your mind

The Evaluation part of the strategy is important because:

• You need to be able to tell people you are a great problem solver

• You need to see if the solution is working

• You may want to just forget about the problem

• You have to come up with a new list of solutions

Which of the following represents the V part of the problem solving method

• I am going to try this solution because I think it will work for both of us

• I think we should brainstorm some ideas to solve this problem

• I need to calm down before I start thinking about solutions

• I will come back to evaluate the solution in a week

Multiple Answers:

Which of the following are things to consider when creating the problem solving statement/

• solutions

• feelings

• needs

• beliefs

What do you do if the solution does not work?

• give up

• keep using the same solution

• try another solution

• forget the problem all together