Solving Complex Problems

Master Complexity, Lead with Clarity.

This program equips leaders with a flexible methodology to solve business and people challenges. Learn how to identify different types of problems, reframe issues for innovative solutions, and embrace new thinking approaches. Gain the tools to adapt to uncertainty, challenge assumptions, and lead with greater insight. 

Solving Complex Problems

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Fees: $2,450
Length: 2 days of study
Next Session: April 10, 2025 to
April 11, 2025
  • Location:
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Solving Complex Problems

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Unlearn,
Rethink, Resolve.

Successful leaders and managers spend much of their time solving problems, from urgent issues to everyday challenges. However, many fall into habitual patterns of thinking—relying on familiar strategies based on fear, comfort, or past experience.  

While these methods may have worked before, they often fall short in today’s fast-paced, unpredictable business landscape. The key to unlocking innovative solutions lies in how problems are framed from the start. Misalignment in expectations can lead to getting stuck in ineffective solutions. Critical thinking helps us break free from these patterns and encourages us to apply unique approaches to different problems, much like using the right strategy for each sport.  

Leaders need to unlearn old habits and embrace flexible, adaptive thinking to thrive in complex environments. By gaining more control over problem-solving processes, participants will be better equipped to tackle challenges head-on. 

 

Get Training in Marketable Skills

Organizing Teams & Resources
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Strategic Thinking
Crisis Management

4 Reasons to Enrol

Amazing Education for Busy Professionals

This comprehensive program packs rich, practical techniques and methodologies into 2 days of study, so you can put your new problem solving skills to work right away.

Stand Out from the Crowd

Get unique and sought-after skills in organizational decision making and prove your ability to handle any business dilemmas.

Learn from the Pros

Train with top-rated Schulich ExecEd instructors that are consistently ranked among the world’s best.

Earn Higher Pay

Schulich ExecEd participants gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures, and lead their teams to new heights.

Who Will Benefit

Mid-Career Leaders

Solve tough business problems for your team as a manager, supervisor or project manager, and gain the unique decision making skills to advance to more senior positions.

Senior Leaders

Senior leaders and executives will learn to methodically navigate organizational dilemmas and overcome complex roadblocks in a competitive market.

Program Overview

    • Can all problems be solved?  
    • Problem-solving, flexibility, resourcefulness, confidence and proactivity 
    • Changes in the external environment 
    • Changing needs of managers: developing a growth mindset 
    • What helps in solving problems? 
    • Uncertainty/disagreement matrix 
    • Understanding complexity 
    • Complex problems in an uncertain world 
    • Simple problems and decisions 
    • Complicated problems 
    • Tools for challenging assumptions 
    • Seeing through a complexity lens 
    • Developing insight in the face of the unknowable 
    • Application 
    • Enabling constraints 
    • The role of inquiry 
    • How to change your mind 
    • Application 
    • Avoiding psychological traps/barriers 
  • Spring 2025 Dates Time
    Solving Complex Problems 4/10/2025 - 4/11/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Faculty

Stephen Friedman,
MA Psych

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What You Get

After completing Solving Complex Problems, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the top-ranked business school in Canada that employers will recognize.

As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.

Advanced Badge

Show that you’re able to apply knowledge at a strategic, organizational level.

Pre-Approved HRPA Hours

14 HRPA-CPD Hours

This program has been approved for CPD hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). Be sure to note the program ID number on your CPD log. For more information about certification or continuing professional development, visit the HRPA website at www.hrpa.ca/hrdesignations_/Pages/Continuing-Professional-Development.aspx

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