Solving Problems Creatively: Marguerite's Story

Marguerite's Ingenious Solution

While changing her tire, Marguerite bumped the hubcap and all of the lug nuts fell into a storm sewer. After fretting for several minutes, she suddenly realized she could remove one lug nut from each of the other three tires to temporarily mount the spare until she could get to a service station. This is an example of problem solving.

Marguerite has a problem, no lug nuts for her spare, and uses a specific problem solving strategy of lateral thinking to resolve her issue. By stopping and analyzing her problem she found an indirect and creative solution using the other nuts from the car.

While changing her tire, Marguerite bumped the hubcap and all of the lug nuts fell into a storm sewer. After fretting for several minutes, she suddenly realized she could remove one lug nut from each of the other three tires to temporarily mount the spare until she could get to a service station. This is an example of?

This is an example of problem solving. Marguerite has a problem, no lug nuts for her spare, and uses a specific problem solving strategy of lateral thinking to resolve her issue. By stopping and analyzing her problem she found an indirect and creative solution using the other nuts from the car. Here's your answer Terry - entrepreneur; Sue - labor