The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving

by Morgan D. Jones

Overview

An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307560599
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/23/2009
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	57 MB
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About the Author

Morgan D. Jones is a US Army and CIA veteran and has served as chief of the agency’s analytic training branch. He has taught analytic methods in Georgetown University’s Master of Science Foreign Service graduate program and is founder of Analytic Prowess, a company that conducts workshops for federal and private organizations. He is the author of The Thinker’s Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving.

Editorial Reviews

If you've admitted you need help with problem solving, you've taken the first step. If you've pored through Jones' thinking tools, you've taken the second.

Entrepreneur

Leave it to a former CIA employee to conjure up a complicated yet definitely sensible approach to decision making. His point is that we don't know how to analyze and solve problems correctly, since we've been groomed to be subjective, not objective, thinkers. Fourteen mathematical and analytical thought processes are interpreted for the lay public, with 50 exercises and a cornucopia of examples. Some processes will be familiar, including playing devil's advocate, restating the problem, and outlining pros, cons, and fixes. Still others require a calculator and a highly logical mind--for instance, weighted ranking, probability tree, and utility matrix. Heavy-duty brain training.

Barbara Jacobs