1. Creative Problem Solving Wizard By Barbara Wheat

2. On Becoming a CPS Wizard – Follow the …?

3. You can follow the Yellow Brick Road, oryou can follow the CPS Process.

4. It all began whenI had a wicked problem.(I felt like I lost my power!)

5. Here’s what I tried before I tried CPS:

6. I searched high and low for an answer.

7. Fact: Chocolate cures all ailments. I searched for comfort...

8. I searched for someone to help me bear my burden.

9. I searched the stars.

10. I searched for career advice.

11. My feelings before using CPS: Under attack Insulted Badgered Disrespected Defeated Overwhelmed Hopeless Helpless Beaten Trapped Despair Alone Weak Powerless Doom Gloom

12. CPS moved me from despair to seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

13. THE CPS PROCESS STEP BY STEP Step 1: Identify the challenge Step 2 : Facts and feelings exploration Step 3: Clarify the Problem (Problem framing &reframing) Step 4: Idea Finding Step 5: Solution Development Step 6: Action Planning

14. Step 1: Identify the challenge: It would be great if… I wish I could… My goal is to…

15. Step 2: Facts & feelings exploration: Who is involved? What do I want? Why is this a concern? Where can this lead?

16. Step 3: Clarify the Problem: What else? Who else? In what ways might… How might…

17. Step 4: Idea Finding Regenerate, Repair, = Renew, Reinvent One way is to generate ideas using objects, or random words from books, catalogs, newspapers, etc.

18. Step 5: Solution Development: Will it? Does it? What are the potentials, opportunities, concerns?

19. Step 6: Action Planning: Who might assist? What might they do? When will they do it? How will they do it?

20. My feelings after using CPS: Empowered Energized Positive Hopeful In control Capable Armed Strong Enthusiastic Eager Resilient Excited

21. In using the Creative Problem Solving Process, the only wizard you need is yourself!

22. Work on all your problems-wicked or otherwise-with the CPS Process!(And get your power back!)