Here is a challenge from the archives that seems appropriate again.
Good Day, Team,
The coach’s challenge for the week is inspired by a quote from Albert
Einstein: “A problem cannot be solved at the level of consciousness in
which it occurs.”
The challenge this week is to consider one problem you’re currently
dealing with and find a completely different way to solve it. To
create new ways of doing things, we have to think very differently
about possible solutions. This requires us to actually “see”
differently, that is, we must be able to look at our difficulties with
a completely different perspective in order to create new solutions to
them.
One of the great benefits of working on a team is that you can ask a
team member how she or he views a situation. In asking for another’s
point of view, we gain a different perspective, and this allows us to
see something in a new way. This then enables us to also seek a
different solution.
Changing your environment can alter your perspective, too. How often
have you found yourself sitting at your desk laboring over possible
solutions to a problem, just to find that your mind is continuing to
circle around the same solutions you’ve already tried that aren’t
working? If at that moment you decide to get up and take a short walk
outside, you can easily change your state of mind and have access to
more creative thoughts. It’s as though the cobwebs have cleared, and
you can literally see the problem and possible solutions in a different
light.
Try experimenting this week with different ways to solve a problem. If
you’re able to allow an outside influence to alter the way you see a
problem, you may find the right solution.
Have a great week!
Kathleen