Introduction to Problem Solving

Introduction to Problem Solving

A playful but powerful entry point into structured thinking.

Even experienced teams sometimes get stuck in surface-level problem solving—jumping to solutions before really understanding the issue. This session offers a safe, engaging space to slow down, reflect, and explore how you think about problems.

What This Session Helps With

Use this session when:

• Your team wants a first taste of structured problem solving

• People jump too quickly to solutions—or talk in circles

• There’s confusion between symptoms, causes, and actual problems

• You want to introduce analytical thinking without it feeling heavy

• You’re preparing for a more in-depth journey later

What Happens

This half-day session blends play with insight. Your team works with a tactile, card-based Serious Game based on a playful but realistic case. The game introduces ideas like abstraction levels, multiple stakeholder perspectives, and the distinction between the problem space and the solution space.

Throughout the session, we pause to reflect, map perspectives, and sketch early conceptual or causal models. Participants are supported by generative AI, which helps them reframe, explore alternate angles, and break through their habitual thinking patterns.

This is not a theoretical session. It's hands-on, interactive, and designed to create language, energy, and shared curiosity.

Tools & Methods Used

• A Serious Game designed to surface thinking styles and perspective shifts

• Visual tools to play with abstraction, complexity, and conceptual modeling

• Generative AI to stretch ideas and explore alternative viewpoints

• Group reflection and shared sensemaking

Practical Info

• Format: In-person (preferred) or online possible

• Duration: Half day (approx. 3.5 hours)

• Group size: Ideal for 8–16 participants (flexible)

• Language: Available in English or Dutch

• Customization: Can be lightly tailored to fit your team’s context or challenge

Typical Investment

• Facilitation fee: €1,500–€1,800 depending on preparation

• Game license: €150–€600 (depends on selected game)

• Optional customization: €600 (e.g. adapting to a specific internal case)

You’ll always receive a clear quote based on your setup—no surprises.
All prices are excluding VAT (if applicable).

How It’s Adapted

This session is ideal as a first step—but it’s never “one-size-fits-all.”
We adapt the content, game choice, and tools to match your team’s experience level and context. Whether your group is new to this way of thinking or just needs a fresh approach, the design will meet them where they are.

Outcomes

By the end of the session, your team will have:

• A shared understanding of what makes a “good” problem definition

• Insight into how your team currently approaches problems

• A basic vocabulary for analyzing complex situations

• A renewed sense of curiosity and the confidence to dig deeper

Ready to explore this session?

Let’s talk about how this could work for your team.