From Problem Solving To Solution Design: Turning Ideas Into Actions - Hardcover

Campos, J. Eduardo; Campos, Erica W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0998365564 ISBN 13: 9780998365565

Publisher: Forbes Books, 2018

Synopsis

From Problem Solving To Solution Design

Creating solutions to solve problems can often prove very difficult to accomplish, even for seasoned Solution Designers. Complex organizational problems have several stakeholders, endless variables, and a myriad of possible solutions. It's hard enough to figure out where to start, and even harder to realize what the perfect, mutually-beneficial solution is.

With their combined tenure of over fifty years, J. Eduardo Campos and Erica W. Campos present their Solution-Designing expertise in From Problem Solving to Solution Design so that you can learn from their successes (and their failures) to craft sustainable solutions for complex problems.

Specifically, you will learn how to implement the I.D.E.A.S. framework that they have been perfecting over the years, which includes five critical checkpoints that any Solution Designer must hit to create solutions that are successfully envisioned, negotiated with stakeholders, and implemented to last over time.

• IDENTIFY THE ESSENTIAL PROBLEM AND PRIORITIZE YOUR ACTIONS TO SOLVE IT.
• DESIGN SOLUTION OPTIONS ALIGNED TO YOUR GOALS.
• ENGAGE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SOLUTION AND INFLUENCE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
• ACT ON THE AGREED-UPON RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXECUTE YOUR GOVERNANCE MODEL.
• SUSTAIN THE IMPLEMENTED SOLUTION BY CREATING A FEEDBACK LOOP.

Treat this book as your field guide: it offers clear checkpoints for you to assist your organization in designing effective solutions for complex problems.

About this title

About the Author

J. EDUARDO CAMPOS: After creating business growth opportunities on four continents through his leadership roles at PwC, Embraer, and Bell Canada, J. Eduardo spent thirteen years at Microsoft, first as a cybersecurity advisor, then leading innovative projects at the highest levels of government in the US and abroad. Today, J. Eduardo is realizing his dream of building a better tomorrow by leading his consulting firm, Embedded Knowledge,Inc., to develop value propositions, customize business strategies, and form partnerships that enable organizations and entrepreneurs to design creative solutions for their complex problems.

 

ERICA W. CAMPOS: Erica is an experienced compliance professional who is passionate about using her skills to build transparent, ethical, and sustainable relationships across diverse groups. Currently a Compliance senior lead for Microsoft, Erica leverages her twenty-five-plus years in global management roles in large corporations in the financial (ABN Amro Banco Real) and consulting (PwC) industries. Applying her agile collaboration, influencing, and negotiation skills to support the interests of all stakeholders, Erica has a solid record of designing solutions that mutually benefit all involved.

From the Inside Flap

In From Problem Solving to Solution Design, J. Eduardo Campos and Erica W.Campos share what they have learned from their extensive fifty-plus years of formal training, tireless research, and solution-designing experience in addressing both everyday situations and complex organizational problems.

With this book, J. Eduardo and Erica have captured their successes, their failures, and their ensuing course-corrective measures, all in the pursuit of crafting sustainable solutions where there were none before.

From identifying the essential problem, designing solution options, engaging stakeholders, acting on agreed-upon recommendations, and sustaining your solution, this book will provide you with a real-world set of strategies and tactics that will empower you to become a successful Solution-Designer who can solve anything that comes your way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forbes Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0998365564
• ISBN 13: 9780998365565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192