Problem Solving Skills & Trivia

What is problem solving?

• Turning positive situations into negative ones

• Figuring out how to escape challenges

• Finding your way over whatever obstacle you face

• Avoiding conflicts in all of your relationships

Becoming a problem solver helps you to

• stay out of tough situations.

• meet your personal and professional goals.

• make more money.

• get what you want from other people.

"Gut Instinct" or "Trusting your Gut" is also known as "intuition"

• True

• False

"____ _______" allows your brain to think the way it wants to, meaning that you don’t force it to think logically or step by step. Instead, you just shout out ideas as they come to you, even if they appear random and chaotic.

"____________" is most useful when more than one person is involved and when a time limit is involved. Everyone’s ideas are welcome, and no judgments should be made about ideas. Every point of view is valuable...

Writing your problems down, then thinking of ways to make the problem worse is a problem-solving strategy known as:

• Brainstorming

• Reverse Brainstorming

• Intuition

• Mind Mapping

Allowing your brain to think the way it wants to, meaning that you don’t force it to think logically or step by step. Instead, you just shout out ideas as they come to you, even if they appear random and chaotic is a problem-solving strategy known as:

• Brainstorming

• Reverse Brainstorming

• Intuition

• Mind Mapping

Which of the following statements regarding problems is true:

• Problems are situations where things are going your way.

• Problems come in all shapes and sizes.

• You should plan for every problem in advance.

• You should seek assistance to solve all problems.

Which NBA teams has LeBron James played for in his career? (Choose every team he's played for)

• Cleveland Cavaliers

• Miami Heat

• New York Knicks

• Oklahoma City Thunder

• Los Angeles Lakers

Which animal sleeps with one eye open?

• gorillas
• dolphins
• snakes
• lions