Below is a list of useful resources that can help with problem solving.

Identify the right problem

1. Tom Peters has a great blog, full of useful comments and connecting to a bunch of other sites. It is probably the RSS I check most often. Tom also makes his slide decks available to all. If you have a bit of free time, review one, they always are thought-provoking and fun to read.
   

2. Barbara Minto’s Pyramid principles is a classic on using logic to improve our thinking and communication. Her book’s section on introductions is very helpful. Her use of hierarchical layers to present information is also one of the recurrent themes in IBPS.
   

Identify solutions

1. Edward de Bono is an expert on creative thinking. Looking for ways to make your thinking more collectively exhaustive? Review his methods.
   

2. Morgan Jones’ Thinker’s Toolkit as a great section on testing hypotheses. Its section on identifying the right problem is also worth your time.
   

3. James Surowiecki advocates that groups are smarter than individuals. His book is a short, fun read.
   

4. Kenichi Ohmae’s The Mind of the Strategist is a classic on business strategy. Various of his sections are directly relevant to our themes, including determining the critical issue and using diagrams/trees.
   

Deliver the answer

1. Garr Reynolds has a wonderful blog, Presentation Zen, about preparing and delivering presentations.
   

2. iStockPhoto has a bunch of royalty-free photos to help you enhance your presentations (most photos on this part of the website are from there).
   

3. Gene Zelazny’s Say it with Presentations and Say it with Charts provide powerful tips to improve your presentations.
   

4. TED Talks is an amazing collection of current trend-setting intellectuals and artists. Each have 18 minutes (or less) to talk about their subjects. The talks are a good source of inspiration to improve our presentations.