Problem Solving Skills Training – The Structure

1.Problem that I want to solve: 2. What do I want? What are my needs:

_________________________ 1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________

3.Brainstorming solutions (even the strangest ones!):

A. ___________________________________________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________________________
D. ___________________________________________________________________________

4.Solutions – Pros and Cons:

PROS CONS
A (i) (i)
(ii) (ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)
B (i) (i)
(ii) (ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)
C (i) (i)
(ii) (ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)
D (i) (i)
(ii) (ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)

5.Choosing One Solution (for now):

6.What actions do I need to take?

 ___________________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________________

7.What happened? What were the outcomes?