Be the Problem-Solver No Team Can Afford to Lose
30mBeginner2025-09-04
Authors

Simone Ahuja
Founder of Blood Orange, a global innovation and strategy firm
Course details
Today’s most valuable professionals aren’t experts or high potentials—they’re the resourceful problem-solvers who can adapt fast, prioritize what matters, and drive results regardless of role or resources. In this course, innovation strategist Dr. Simone Ahuja shares a practical, proactive approach to solving problems, even when resources are limited. Build the skills you need to become a resourceful problem solver with techniques that empower you to:
Apply a resourceful mindset
Stake your claim as a resourceful problem solver
Identify and validate problems using a simple innovation framework
Prioritize challenges strategically
Move from idea to execution
Influence decision-makers and gain buy-in
Embed resourceful problem-solving into daily work to drive meaningful impact
Whether you're solving everyday challenges, leading projects, or driving innovation with limited resources, this course will help you become an indispensable contributor in your organization.
Learning objectives
Apply a resourceful mindset to navigate constraints and unlock creative, high-impact solutions.
Identify, validate, and prioritize real business problems using simple, proven (innovation) frameworks.
Build influence for your ideas and execute with the Resourceful Problem Solver’s Action Plan.
Apply a resourceful mindset
Stake your claim as a resourceful problem solver
Identify and validate problems using a simple innovation framework
Prioritize challenges strategically
Move from idea to execution
Influence decision-makers and gain buy-in
Embed resourceful problem-solving into daily work to drive meaningful impact
Whether you're solving everyday challenges, leading projects, or driving innovation with limited resources, this course will help you become an indispensable contributor in your organization.
Learning objectives
Apply a resourceful mindset to navigate constraints and unlock creative, high-impact solutions.
Identify, validate, and prioritize real business problems using simple, proven (innovation) frameworks.
Build influence for your ideas and execute with the Resourceful Problem Solver’s Action Plan.
Skills covered
Decision-MakingProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - How to be indispensable to your team
1. The Mindset of a Resourceful Problem-Solver
- 02 - Think like a proactive problem-solver
- 03 - Constraints drive creativity
2. Solve the Problem That Matters Most
- 04 - Problem statement builder
- 05 - Avoiding the solution trap
- 06 - Create better solutions by listening first
3. Focus on Problems That Count
- 07 - Use the impact, ease, and interest filter
4. Redefine Your Role as a Problem-Solver
- 08 - Recontracting - Redefine your role in innovation
5. Making an Action Plan with Small, Smart Bets
- 09 - Make multiple, small bets for outsized impact
- 10 - Build your ACT plan
6. Amplifying with AI
- 11 - Use AI to boost your problem-solving by 10x
7. Influence without Authority
- 12 - Get buy-in by making it matter to them
8. Make Resourcefulness a Daily Habit
- 13 - Embrace everyday resourcefulness
Conclusion
- 14 - You don t need permission to solve problems