The first post in this series (available here) gave a very
quick, and probably superficial, introduction to what C-K Theory
claims to be and to do. Now, we need to look at some established
problem-solving methods to see how C-K Theory stands up.
Creative Problem-Solving : CPS is well established. The method
suggests that people separate their thinking into stages such as
“problem exploration”, “idea generation and selection”, “action
planning”. That sounds simple enough, until you try it with a
group of colleagues. Some people want to jump straight to
finding the solution. I call this the “Let’s get this problem
out of here so we can let some more problems in” fallacy – that
fastest is always best. Others feel energised by thinking up
ever more creative solutions but lose the will to live when
asked to turn just one of them into an action plan. The most
difficult stage to “sell” is the idea of checking whether the
problem as stated is really what the group should be tackling. A
common objection is “This is wh