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Analytical Thinking Techniques
Delivered by Prof. Dr. C. Ruhi Kaykayoğlu on 10 January 2025, the “Analytical Thinking Techniques” training offered a structure that went beyond breaking complex problems into parts to question the depth of thinking processes. Being analytical means not just producing solutions, but being able to reshape thinking.
At a glance
- Project Focus
- Problem Solving · Education and People
- Solution Area
- Problem Solving with TRIZ
- Approaches Used
- Facilitation
- What Emerged
- A shared problem-solving language and process · A solution framework applied to participants' own problems
- Year
- 2025
Inside the project
Focus
How can problem solving move from an individual skill to a team capability?
This project focused on addressing training needs through structured problem-solving practices.
The account of this project was structured around the organization's own definition of its needs.
The “Analytical Thinking Techniques” training delivered by Ruhi Kaykayoğlu offered a structure that went beyond breaking complex problems into parts to question the depth of thinking processes.
There is no right solution to a wrongly defined problem. This is where problem-solving work begins.
Scope
We worked with participants on analytical thinking techniques and breaking down complex problems. Alongside problem-solving, we explored questioning thought processes and reconsidering ways of thinking.
Implementation
HOW WAS STRUCTURED PROBLEM SOLVING USED IN THIS PROJECT?
Rather than rushing to solve a problem at first glance, we followed a process emphasizing root cause analysis and contradiction-based definition. Participants worked on their own operational problems.
Problem solving is not just a training topic but a practice that should be part of the organization's working culture.
The journey we designed
- 01EXPLOREA situation map was developed by considering the organization's real needs, current ways of working and external signals together.
- 02REFRAMEParticipants practiced creative problem solving and application through their own real work problems.
- 03BRING IT INTO THE ORGANIZATIONA follow-through plan was developed with teams to connect the methods learned to daily workflows.
Kaykayoğlu project insight
Problem-solving skill comes more from the team's method than from the individual's intelligence.
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