How can your mindset create value for your work?

The mindset is the most important part of our lives. If we approach a problem with the positive mindset, any problem can be solved in the world. I still remember the way we progressed towards "Zero Defect" by combining it with "Mindset". A Problem solving mindset helps in thinking towards solutions rather than converting a problem into burden. It involves Understanding the problem from the customer's point of view and then analysing and improving the same.

A problem-solving mindset is to me a growth mindset. It is about seeing problems as opportunities to advance something, to make it better. And that goes for you as well. You learn from the challenges in your life, where you have to overcome hardship and find solutions to continue on your path. A problem-solving mindset is loving problems as they lead to learning and growth.

One of the formidable way to grow a positive mindset is to ask question with different view contrary to general believe. Asking thought provoking question helps grow a positive and problem solving mind set.

In addition to the ROI you receive from having a problem-solving mindset, I also think that it is important because it allows us to have a more liveable world where people can take the initiative to solve problems around them without pointing fingers or being stuck waiting for a "saviour"; we can all contribute to saving our world with a problem-solving mindset.

Problem solving mindset is important because it can enhance your thinking pattern and also help you out to increase your personal and professional growth.

As the great Einstein once said - "A Problem cannot be solved with the same mindset which created it". It is most important to have the right and futuristic mindset while solving a problem. Such a mindset ensures wider assessment of the situation and focused approach.

It gives your agency. It gives you the power to take action and improve things. Instead of getting stuck when faced with a problem, you see it as an opportunity to take action and learn.

Stay curious and ask questions, listen with an open mind. Developing a problem solving mindset is not something that can worked through quickly or completely finished. Take every day as a chance to grow and cultivate your mindset. Realizing that it is not a destination, but a journey.

Having a problem-solving mindset is about taking action. The first action is to understand the problem. Truly understand the problem and spend time on that understanding and digging into data, to avoid going to the fast resolution that needs redoing. Then identifying possible solutions, creating a plan, and implementing the solution. It sounds like a lot, but it does not have to. The whole point is not jumping to conclusions, but giving the problem the right amount of thought before going for a solution. Look to the Lean Problem Solving Process (PSP) one of the greatest tools I have learned in my career.

Some ways to get started- 1. Stop the denial and acknowledge that there is an issue 2. Work with the stakeholders and identify possible solutions 3. Take into account newer and fresher perspectives 4. Leverage the 5 Whys practice by asking why repeatedly whenever a problem is encountered in order to get beyond the obvious symptoms to discover the root cause. 5. Implement solutions but add in monitoring to ensure that the solution is the right long term solution. 6. Learn from the experience to prevent reoccurrence.

My perspective is to imbibe solution oriented mindset and not problem solving mindset. Although it may apparently seem the same but it is a shift in focus from problem to solution. It is a wider canvas to operate and develop creative solutions. Let's say one of the equipment has broken down. In problem solving you are focused on how can I fix this lever to get the machine to work. In solution mindset apart from this you are also thinking this machine was used for mixing. Is there any other way to mix the materials together.