| Communities Resolving Our Problems: the basic idea | ||
| [SUP: Finding Problems] | [THINK: Shaping Problems] | [LEAP: Solving Problems] |
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So, you have a goal and don't know how to get there? Follow the LEAP process. |
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Look supports the hunt for information and the identification of new problems. |
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Evoke provides tools for organization and composition, composition built in part on your effort in identifying problems and looking for and collecting information. |
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Assess reaches those who can give you feedback on your ideas and compositions as they emerge. Tens of thousands of electronic communities invite your participation. |
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Publish/Perform reviews the technique and planning required in sharing your finished compositions and solutions to the problems that you have tackled. |
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Advanced LEAP displays many sub-menus in one web page without explanation. Once you are familiar with the terms and choices of the CROP model, bookmark and use the Advanced link to speed up your selections. |
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Note the quick and more detailed explanations of the LEAP. |
CROP is a new kind of application, a problem
processor. CROP's web site conceptually integrates all previous computer applications, both on the
net and off. The basic idea of the CROP site
is to teach, and to do so using the digital power tools of the computer
age. This means to both teach each other and also more effectively
teach ourselves as we engage in
problem solving, individually or collectively.
Though LEAP
one of CROP's main branches it is but one approach to problem solving. It is
complemented by other problem solving designs which include:
trial-and-error;
brainstorming;
lateral thinking (situation
puzzle);
morphological analysis;
method of focal objects; ;
TRIZ and
"wicked problems".. Throughout the CROP pages, help information
explains concepts and purposes.