Entrepreneurial Creative Problem solving

1. PROBLEM: Your sofa looks like a dog bed.
• Pet Fur + Lint Remover Brush

2. PROBLEM: You never have a place to put your
drink when you're on the couch.
Sofa Cup Holder

3. PROBLEM: The rug is curling up, making you
more prone to accidents.
• Anti-Curling Pad

4. PROBLEM: That pesky scratch on your
beloved wood furniture.
• Furniture Repair Markers

5. PROBLEM: That hot sauce lid's not coming off
anytime soon.
• Easy-Grip Jar Opener

6. PROBLEM: Your hands smell like onion.
Stainless-Steel Odor Absorber

7. PROBLEM: Your guac keeps browning before
you can eat it.
• Guacamole Keeper

8. 1 Have employees using bikes to work?
Facebook’s Menlo Park Headquarters

9. 2 Have employees who love pets?
Salesforce- Puppy Force

10. 3 Want to involve your employees in
operational decisions?
Shutterstock -Alice in Wonderland-themed game room

11. 4 Don’t want your employees to starve?
Google Cafes

12. 5 Want to build more engagement among
employees? Drop Box Co- Lunch Box Prog

13. 6 Want to give them the most comfortable work
stations? Air BnB

14. 7Want to foster creativity?
Virgin Money’s

15. 8Want to build an ‘open’ office?
Ad Agency- Mother

16. Creative Problem Solving
Finding Innovative Solutions to
Challenges
James Dyson, inventor and founder of Dyson® vacuum cleaners,

17. What is Creative Problem Solving?
(First Divergent Thinking, Then Convergent Thinking)
Why Use Creative Problem Solving?

18. Method Explore the vision
Gather Data
Formulate questions
Generate Ideas
Formulate solutions
Formulate a plan