The 4 Pillars of Problem-Solving

Description

The 4 Pillars of Problem‑Solving by Patrik Ian Meyer is a concise, actionable toolkit offering 169 techniques and hacks to enhance your strategic thinking, creativity, collaboration, and execution. Published in November 2023 (168 pages), it’s packed with real-world scenarios and immediately usable methods for personal, professional, and team-based challenges.

Meyer introduces four foundational pillars:

• Strategic Thinking: defining problems clearly, mapping root causes, and formulating effective plans

• Creative Solutions: breaking mental blocks.

• Ideal for consultants, team leaders, managers, students, and creative professionals, this guide empowers strategic and collaborative problem-solvers. Available for both rent or purchase, it’s a practical resource to accelerate results without fluff., ideation techniques, and lateral problem-solving

• Relationship Building: leveraging communication and teamwork to co-create solutions

• Execution & Resilience: implementing solutions, overcoming setbacks, and sustaining progress

Readers appreciate the book’s accessible writing and practicality. One notes it helped move from analysis paralysis to confident action; another praises the tools as “magic keys” unfolding creative solutions to complex challenges. While rated about 4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon (over 110 ratings), some critique its surface-level treatment and lack of depth in parts.

Ideal for consultants, team leaders, managers, students, and creative professionals, this guide empowers strategic and collaborative problem-solvers. Available for both rent or purchase, it’s a practical resource to accelerate results without fluff.