Problem Solver
Linda Duncan
Constantly looking for new trends and ideas to help individuals and businesses make new connections to solve problems of all sizes.
Areas Linda Duncan is Knowledgeable in:
Creative Consumers
Communications challenges
Communications challenges
Techniques Linda Duncan Uses:
Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving process, 4Rs, graduate of Tools and Techniques and Facilitative Leadership classes taught at Creative Problem Solving Institute.
Linda Duncan's Problem Solving Skills:
- Guerilla marketing, marketing on a budget
- Creative Problem Solving Process facilitator
- Making new connections from existing data
- Thinking across silos
- Focused Conversations
- Idea Catalyst, helping others to define ideas that work
- Visioning
- Trained Creative Consumer
Linda Duncan's Problem Solving Experience:
- Trained Creative Consumer - works well in groups (in person or virtually) to develop new consumer insights, products and product enhancements.
- Led volunteer communications effort to successful passage of $100 Million Bond Referendum on a limited budget ($7,000).
- Utilized guerilla marketing concepts to develop “Launch on a Shoestring” tactics for consumer limited launch
- Challenged and led teams to develop new solutions via Creative Facilitation (Problem Solving, New Products, CreativeThinking.) Example: “Big Brands Ideation” jumpstarted new product ideation by using a list of top 100 brands as a springboard. Over 200 ideas generated in first session.
- Faced with ongoing archival and tracking issues, led the development of customized web-based archival and tracking tool for Fortune 500 corporate Internal Communications Team.
- Challenged and led teams to develop new solutions via Creative Facilitation (Problem Solving, New Products, CreativeThinking.) Example: Business overcame identity confusion through re-naming processing developed as result of multiple facilitated sessions.
- Initiated collaborative cross-business programs to encourage innovative thinking at all levels of North American operations for a Fortune 500 manufacturer. Over 1,500 ideas submitted in 1st year.
- Challenged and led teams to develop new solutions via Creative Facilitation (Problem Solving, New Products, CreativeThinking.) Example: “Project Magellan” produced over 300 ideas and established six cross-functional teams to build alternate care business for Fortune 500 company