Why Most People Solve Problems Wrong (And How Creative Thinkers Don’t) 2025

Creativity is not a talent you’re born with — it’s a skill you can train.

In this episode of SelfHelp4Wellness, we take a deep, practical dive into 101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques, a classic handbook used in business, leadership, education, and innovation training to help people think better, solve harder problems, and generate real solutions.

James M. Higgins makes one powerful idea clear:

👉 Innovation isn’t magic — it’s a process. And that process can be learned.


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This video breaks down how creative problem solving actually works — step by step — using the book’s Creative Problem Solving (CPS) model, which moves from identifying the real problem to generating, selecting, and implementing effective solutions.

🔍 In this deep dive, you’ll learn:
🧩 Why “Innovate or Evaporate” Is Real

Modern life and work are changing fast. Higgins explains that individuals and organizations that fail to innovate don’t just stagnate — they disappear. Creativity is no longer optional.


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🧠 The Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process

The book outlines a clear framework:

Analyzing the environment

Recognizing and defining the real problem

Challenging hidden assumptions

Generating creative alternatives

Choosing, implementing, and refining solutions

This same framework works for business problems, personal decisions, relationships, and life challenges.

🔄 Why Most People Solve the Wrong Problem

One of the book’s biggest insights: people rush to solutions before fully understanding the problem. Creative thinkers slow down, reframe, and ask better questions.

🛠️ 101 Practical Techniques (Not Just Theory)

From brainstorming and mind mapping to assumption reversal, analogies, visualization, and group creativity methods — this book is a toolbox, not a motivation speech.

🌱 Creativity as a Learnable Skill

Higgins emphasizes that creativity is not mystical or rare. It’s a trainable skill that improves decision-making, confidence, adaptability, and resilience.


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This episode is for:
✔ entrepreneurs & professionals
✔ students & lifelong learners
✔ creatives feeling stuck
✔ people rebuilding confidence
✔ anyone facing complex life decisions

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What problem are you trying to solve right now?

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