Future Problem Solving

In step one, how many challenges does the team need to come up with?

• 4

• 8

• 12

• 16

What is a challenge?

• another word for problem that could result from the situation given in the future scene.

• the number of different categories that your ideas fall into.

• how well you explain your ideas. The more details you provide, the better your elaboration score.

• the number of ideas your team is able to generate.

In step 2, what are the PARAMETERS that must be included?

• Day, hour, minute

• Date, location, topic

• People, places, things

Step Two has three parts. Check all that apply.

• Parameters – in your step two, you must include the following information (called parameters): Date, Location, Topic.

• Restate the problem.

• HOW MIGHT WE, the (create a team name – optional), KVP (key verb phrase) problem SO THAT why?

• Write your challenges.

You MUST use a KVP (Key Verb Phase) in step 2. You may choose from these 6 verbs increase, decrease, minimize, maximize, reduce, and improve. What is the acronym that will help you remember these verbs?

• RODRID

• RICRAC

• DIMRIM

• DOODUM

Step 3, all about coming up with solutions to your underlying problem. What are the three parts to part 3?

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

• How

In step 4, how many questions will you create when evaluating your solutions?

• 2

• 8

• 3

• 5

Which step does the following formula go with... (SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE) for (WHO) so that (WHY)?

• Step 1

• Step 4

• Step 2

• Step 3

Step 5 is all about _________?

• writing

• language

• math

• questions

In step 5, you will look back over your 8 solutions to determine you top ______(how many) solutions?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4