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| The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving | 
 enlarge | Author: Morgan D. Jones
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 23513
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0812928083
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.45
EAN: 9780812928082
ASIN: 0812928083
Publication Date: June 30, 1998
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Excellent - probably the best in the field - easy to understand January 31, 2006
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I consider this to be a very `French' book. The French have the reputation of never getting a whole lot done due to their habit of extreme and unending analysis. No question goes unanswered. No possible rabbit trail left to surprise. Not a single contingency allowed. You'll be much more able to over-analyze using the techniques in The Thinker's Toolkit.
I actually love this book. It's basically a treatise on applied logic told in a very readable and useable way. Topics include developing weighted rankings, decision trees, the devil's advocate, and others. There are scores of graphics and asides to help in understanding the concepts.
Don't be put off by the title or the topics: the book is an excellent help for everyday decisions. For examples Jones discusses buying a car or purchasing insurance. He uses newspaper headlines throughout the book as topics for investigation. The entire work is very readable and equally as interesting. Definitely one of the best books on the subject.
 Toma de decisiones, analisis de problemas, la guia. January 26, 2006
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
Del conjunto de libros disponibles relacionados con el analisis de problemas, toma de decisiones, me ha parecido el mas completo para todos aquellos que deseen tener a su alcance un conjunto muy amplio de tecnicas que poder aplicar.
Como efectivamente el libro detalla, esta es una disciplina que no se ensena y que es clave en muchas facetas de la vida actual, no solo en el profesional.
Muchos de nosotros, hemos tratado con tecnicas diversas para el analisis de problemas: PDAC de Deming, 5 pasos, Triz, etc. todas ellas asociadas a procesos de mejora continua y ligadas al mundo de la Calidad. Pero incluso dentro de estas diferentes metodologias, no se ofrecen un abanico tan amplio de posibles tecnicas de analisis de una manera tan estructurada. Para el lector que trabaje en el ambito de la calidad, este libro es un buen complemento al conjunto de tecnicas que esas metodologias utilizan.
CONTENIDO: El libro detalla un amplio numero de tecnicas aplicables para el analisis de problemas. El objetivo fundamental del libro es el de alertar sobre los riesgos asociados a la toma de una decision que no haya contemplado el problema desde diferentes opticas (pros y cons).
Las tecnicas aportadas son de muy facil aplicacion, algunas muy visuales y que requieren simplemente cierta disciplina en su aplicacion.
AUDIENCIA: General, todo tipo de lectores. Indistintamente de su formacion.
CARENCIAS: Quizas el haber incluido alguna mas de caracter visual.
VALORACION GLOBAL: Muy bueno.
 Nothing New, Just Some Tricks December 18, 2005
4 out of 19 found this review helpful
All the 14 tools in this book are not new to me. The book, however, provides some insights on how to apply them to problem solving. In addition, the author devotes too much space on probability and weighting assignment to decision making (6 tools:Decision/Event Tree, Weighted Ranking,Probability Tree, Utility Tree, Utitlity Matrix, Advanced Utility Analysis). You don't miss much if you don't read it.
 Trite October 16, 2005
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
The book is trite, boring and difficult to read. Poorly worded exercise questions make the book unbearable. The ideas are difficult to understand. Perhaps, a good editor could have saved the book. Or, any editor for that matter.
What they dont teach you in any university July 12, 2005
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a WOW book. It first analysis the way we think & then step by step it explains the changes that we need to incorporate. My Favourate chapters are Casual flow chart & matrix.
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