1. Problem Solving Design Loop What are the steps? How many are there? What is the purpose of this???

2. Questions Answered What are the steps? The next slides answer this question How many are there? Look at the answer above What is the purpose of this??? Provides a paradigm for a systematic, efficient and thorough thought processes of solving a problem. It allows for practical research, testing and communication.

5. Step#1 Identify the Problem What is the main problem? What are the sub problems?

6. 2. Research/Gather Information Look up practical information about the problem. (Where, What, How, Why )

7. 3. Brainstorm Ideas Conjure, fabricate as many ideas as possible and put down on paper, computer, some type of recording – video, picture, record speech/talk.

8. What is Brainstorming? Madison Avenue advertising executive Alex Osborn developed the original approach to brainstorming and published it in his 1953 book, "Applied Imagination." Since then, researchers have made many improvements to his original technique.Applied Imagination The approach described here takes this research into account, so it's subtly different from Osborn's approach.research Brainstorming combines a relaxed, informal approach to problem solving with lateral thinking. It encourages people to come up with thoughts and ideas that can, at first, seem a bit crazy. Some of these ideas can be crafted into original, creative solutions to a problem, while others can spark even more ideas. This helps to get people unstuck by "jolting" them out of their normal ways of thinking. Therefore, during brainstorming sessions, people should avoid criticizing or rewarding ideas. You're trying to open up possibilities and break down incorrect assumptions about the problem's limits. Judgment and analysis at this stage stunts idea generation and limit creativity http://www.mindtools.com/brainstm.html

9. 4. Possible Solutions – Three (A,B,C) Pare down brainstorm Ides = Funnel effect Why three? So you have options to gall back on

10. 5. Construct Models of Each Solution Build three dimensional models of each of the solutions to it’s specs. Can changes be made while you are building ………………….absolutely!

11. 6. TEST and ANLYSIS Test to the parameters of the problem and see if it meets the requirements. Document your findings – written, pictures, video…???

12. ANALYSIS a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other : an explanation of the nature and meaning of something Full Definition of ANALYSIS : separation of a whole into its component partscomponent : the identification or separation of ingredients of a substance : a statement of the constituents of a mixtureconstituents : proof of a mathematical proposition by assuming the result and deducing a valid statement by a series of reversible stepsproof : a branch of mathematics concerned mainly with limits, continuity, and infinite series (2) : CALCULUS continuity CALCULUS an examination of a complex, its elements, and their relationscomplex : a statement of such an analysis : a method in philosophy of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : clarification of an expression by an elucidation of its use in discourseelucidation : the use of function words instead of inflectional forms as a characteristic device of a languagefunction words http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analysis

13. 6. Choose Best Solution From the prior step you will decide which solution is the best possible – much communication – pros/cons, how did it perform in comparison to the other solutions, does it solve the problem plus many more questions need to be answered.

14. 7. Build Best Solution You build this in its entirety

15. 8. Test/Analysis/Modifications If the solution for some reason FAILS then you can make modifications if they are within reason. If it FAILS to the point of totality then you must go back and choose another solution and go through the stages, parts of the loop

16. 9. Prototype/Manufacture/Communication You will build this in mass quantities if applicable, sell the product through marketing, presentations of the solution to the people who proposed the problem and or others.

17. Problems Universal, Secular Macro and Micro?? What? Macro – big picture many sub problems (War) Micro – smaller scale problems with less sub problems (School, siblings, family, friends, sports, clubs, schedules)

18. CHALLENGE Are ready to conqueror all problems no matter how big or small by utilizing this said model??