Creative Problem Solving
We help people at all levels improve their daily and long-term creative problem solving skills by mastering three core steps.
The Three Steps
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1. Frame the Problem
You always need to make sure you are solving the “right” problem, rather than just rushing in.
In our trainings we teach a methodology for framing problems in multiple ways to find the true right problem(s). In our facilitation, we take you through the methodology with further customizations to your problems at hand.
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2. Break Routines
If you need new solutions, you need new behaviors, so break your routines.
In our trainings we share the science and a framework for breaking routines, and give you practice breaking your routines in effective ways. In our facilitations we help you break routines in targeted ways that help you discover, decide, and design around a target problem.
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3. Communicate the Value
A good solution only gets implemented when you can communicate its value to others.
In our trainings we teach you the method of Goal → Insight → Action to persuasively communicate the value and avoid solution aversions. In our facilitations, we give you practice scripting your pitches and identifying your target stakeholders’ solution aversion.
“Bringing in On Your Feet was a great way to give my design team some practical skills.”
Katy Tisch, VP Global Creative Director | Nike
We Help You With
Skills Training
We give your team the skills to creatively problem solve through highly experiential training.
Available for Large Groups, Teams, Roll Outs
Ideation
We facilitate the application of our creative problem solving framework to help you generate new ideas for your pressing challenges.
Available for Offsites, Onsites, and Virtual
Our Wide Work
Creative Challenges
Across multiple programs we helped Disney leaders develop new skills to solve problems around daily organization challenges and designing guest experiences.
New Ways
We helped Google Brand Studio team find new ways to work creatively together and to creatively generate new core design ideas.
Advanced Innovation
We helped Nike AIC leaders, designers, and scientists find new ways to be more creative everyday, including ways to improve inside the sneaker labs.
Design Creative
We helped researchers, and designers find new ways to be more creative and communicate their value in a technical space.
Why People Love Our Creative Problem Solving Trainings
The Curriculum
Our curriculum for creative problem solving is practical and powerful. The ideas complement any team or person’s current ability or past training.
The Approach
Our experiential approach to training is engaging, effective, and joyful. We bring the right learning activities and structures to both in-person and virtual meetings.
“OYF gives our employees practice with the vital skills that are needed to navigate this world full of uncertainty”.
Lori A. Heino-Royer, Director of Business Innovation North America | Daimler Trucks