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How do you look at a problem with “fresh eyes?”
You weren’t “wrong” you just know more now.
We all know that feeling when we try to solve a problem and find ourselves repeatedly hitting the same wall. We circle around to different solutions, but the initial problem naggingly persists. How do we shake out of that cycle and find new, better solutions?
I spoke about this with three veteran problem solvers on this edition of Quick Hits.
“Inviting somebody else in is very powerful,” advised business coach Shellie Berry. “If you’re ruminating and you can’t see it with fresh eyes, you need a fresh perspective. It doesn’t mean that they’re right, just that they see it differently. That can help you set aside how you’re seeing it.”
Simon Coles, CEO of Amphora Research Systems, concurred, provided that they are “the right brains with the right attitude.” Many CEOs and entrepreneurs have a hard time finding quality people to brainstorm with because they do not have the right perspective and background to speak on a particular problem.
But whatever the background, we all agreed that the best approach to solve a problem is to not see it as a problem in the first place, but as an opportunity.
As Shannon Phillips, founder of Unbounded Thinking, told us: “When a scientist approaches a problem, they get excited about it. In business, we look at problems as a risk to our survival…Falling in love with a problem is the first step to having fresh eyes."
Listen in and let us know what tricks you use to look at something from a different perspective.
Connect with the panelists:
Simon Coles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjcoles/Shellie Berry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellie-berry/
Shannon Phillips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-phillips-125951211/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/
#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com
#ProblemSolving #Business #FreshEyes
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By DrRobynYou weren’t “wrong” you just know more now.
We all know that feeling when we try to solve a problem and find ourselves repeatedly hitting the same wall. We circle around to different solutions, but the initial problem naggingly persists. How do we shake out of that cycle and find new, better solutions?
I spoke about this with three veteran problem solvers on this edition of Quick Hits.
“Inviting somebody else in is very powerful,” advised business coach Shellie Berry. “If you’re ruminating and you can’t see it with fresh eyes, you need a fresh perspective. It doesn’t mean that they’re right, just that they see it differently. That can help you set aside how you’re seeing it.”
Simon Coles, CEO of Amphora Research Systems, concurred, provided that they are “the right brains with the right attitude.” Many CEOs and entrepreneurs have a hard time finding quality people to brainstorm with because they do not have the right perspective and background to speak on a particular problem.
But whatever the background, we all agreed that the best approach to solve a problem is to not see it as a problem in the first place, but as an opportunity.
As Shannon Phillips, founder of Unbounded Thinking, told us: “When a scientist approaches a problem, they get excited about it. In business, we look at problems as a risk to our survival…Falling in love with a problem is the first step to having fresh eyes."
Listen in and let us know what tricks you use to look at something from a different perspective.
Connect with the panelists:
Simon Coles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjcoles/Shellie Berry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellie-berry/
Shannon Phillips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-phillips-125951211/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/
#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com
#ProblemSolving #Business #FreshEyes