The Artistic Approach to Problem Solving

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i wanted the process to be simple. We all have enough on our plates, I don't need to give people fancy acronyms and things to remember. How can we break problems into digestible pieces? And how can we not be afraid to engage in conversation the way artists for millennia have been creating works of art? Let's leverage that approach to try to solve our own problems. So i broke the book down into threese s, three really easy sections. Prep draft and exhibit? How do we prep the problem? HowDo we draft our solutions, and how do we bring them into the world? Each of those sections is broken down into sub sections, but it all goes

Amy Herman reveals the surprising framework agencies like the FBI, NATO, and Interpol have used to solve their most intricate problems.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) What to do when you don’t know what to do

2) Three simple steps for smarter problem solving

3) The top two do’s and don’ts of problem solving

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— ABOUT AMY —

Amy Herman is the founder and president of The Art of Perception, Inc., a New York–based organization that conducts professional development courses for leaders around the world, from Secret Service agents to prison wardens. Herman was the head of education at the Frick Collection for over ten years.

An art historian and an attorney, Herman holds a BA in international affairs from Lafayette College, a JD from the National Law Center at George Washington University, and an MA in art history from Hunter College. A world-renowned speaker, Herman has been featured on the CBS Evening News, the BBC, and in countless print publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Telegraph, the New York Daily News, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

• Amy’s book: Fixed.: How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving

• Amy’s website: ArtfulPerception.com

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• Amy’s Instagram: @amyhermanaop

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— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “The Effects of Including a Patient's Photograph to the Radiographic Examination” by Yehonatan Nizan Turner and Irith Hadas-Halpern

• Art: “The Raft of the Medusa” by Theodore Gericault

• Book: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

• Previous episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety

• Previous episode: 696: How to Separate Truth from Bullsh*t for Smarter Decisions with John V. Petrocelli

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