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Problem Solving & Decision Making · Module 7

Solving Problems Together

The earlier modules built your individual problem-solving and decision-making skills. But most real problems are solved by groups — and groups can be far smarter, or far dumber, than any member. This module is about tipping the balance toward smarter.

You will learn when the team advantage is real, how to facilitate group problem-solving, structured ideation techniques, how to avoid groupthink, how to run effective meetings, how to align people around a solution, and how to build a problem-solving culture grounded in psychological safety.

Lessons
7 lessons
Estimated time
~6-8 hours
Assessment
Module quiz included

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Lessons

Lesson 1 · 16 min

Problem Solving Together: The Team Advantage

Lesson 2 · 16 min

Facilitating Group Problem-Solving

Lesson 3 · 16 min

Structured Ideation Techniques

Lesson 4 · 16 min

Group Decisions and Avoiding Groupthink

Lesson 5 · 16 min

Running Effective Problem-Solving Meetings

Lesson 6 · 16 min

Aligning People Around a Solution

Lesson 7 · 16 min

Leading a Problem-Solving Culture

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Solving Problems Together — Module Assessment

14 questions · pass mark 75%

  1. 1.The 'wisdom of crowds' works best when individual judgments are:
  2. 2.Galton's 1906 ox-weight example is famous because:
  3. 3.Research on brainstorming found that unstructured interacting groups often:
  4. 4.A facilitation technique that helps capture the team advantage is to:
  5. 5.The golden rule of structured ideation is to:
  6. 6.A design sprint captures the team advantage partly by having people:
  7. 7.Groupthink occurs when:
  8. 8.An effective safeguard against groupthink is to:
  9. 9.The most important thing to define before a problem-solving meeting is:
  10. 10.A key principle behind Amazon's narrative-memo meetings is that:
  11. 11.'Disagree and commit' means that after a fair decision process, team members should:
  12. 12.Alignment on a decision requires that people:
  13. 13.Psychological safety in a team means:
  14. 14.Google's Project Aristotle research concluded that the most effective teams were distinguished mainly by:
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