Mastering Problem Solving – First Principles Thinking

What you'll learn
How we think and solve problems - thinking by analogy
Limitations of thinking by analogy
A better way of thinking to solve problems - First Principles Thinking
How to Apply First Principles thinking to solve problems
Examples of First Principles Thinking in action
Requirements
This course requires no prior knowledge, skills or background. It does not require access to any tools, equipment etc either.
Description
We face different problems in our personal and professional lives. When faced with a problem we usually try to look for patterns and solve them using solutions we or others have tried before. We therefore often end up with solutions that do not help. Sometimes they even worsen the problem. First Principles Thinking is a great way of making big decisions that have a huge impact. It helps us separate the symptoms - what we see and feel, from the disease - what is really causing the problem. This helps us to come up with better solutions. It encourages creativity and innovation and yields results that are often game changing and transformational. This course is designed to help you learn how you can use first principles thinking to transform the way you live and work. It looks at how people usually think? what is the problem with thinking this way? How you can think differently? How thinking differently will lead to better decisions. It provides a step by step guide to applying first principles thinking to decision making. Using easy to understand examples, frameworks and approaches, it makes understanding the concepts, and applying them extremely intuitive. It also illustrates how First Principles Thinking has been used to change the way things are done and create great impact - like reducing the cost of space travel by 90%!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction and Overview
Lecture 2 How we usually think
Lecture 3 An alternative way of thinking
Lecture 4 Applying First Principles Thinking
Lecture 5 First Principles in action
Lecture 6 Conclusion
Section 2: Quiz
This course is for anyone who wants to get better at thinking and problem solving, irrespective of the nature of the problem


Homepage

https://www.udemy.com/course/thinkingfirstprinciples/