{"id":19885,"date":"2021-07-25T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueoceanacademy.com\/?page_id=19885"},"modified":"2021-07-25T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T14:42:11","slug":"creative-problem-solving-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blueoceanacademy.com\/ar\/creative-problem-solving-decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Problem Solving &#038; Decision-Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>COURSE OBJECTIVES\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn and apply appropriate problem solving and decision making processes and methods<\/li>\n<li>Identify common challenges \/ biases to effective problem solving and decision making<\/li>\n<li>Assess conceptual blocks and significant situational challenges which lead to bad decisions<\/li>\n<li>Apply these learnings to enhance leadership development and organizational performance<\/li>\n<li>Learn different types of thinking 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