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INTRODUCTION

It has been claimed that many strategies and techniques designed to encourage creative thinking work best in a group setting as comments or ideas made by other people may help to fire our imagination and help us build on their ideas. Besides improving creative thinking, group problem solving also provides many other benefits to the organization and its members. Hence, teamwork, team building and team management are important concepts in effective group problem solving. In this case, we will discuss the benefits of groups in the problem solving process and how groups can be efficiently managed to solve problems effectively.

A.Group problem solving:

1. Introduction
reading: Frohman , 21-22 and an introduction to group problem solving - Mike robson

We often hear the saying, "two heads are better than one".The concept of solving problems in groups is no longer new. Evidence of what teams can contribute in organizations is overwhelming. Many companies are......

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