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!)