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Brooke Klemm

Problem Solving

Problem Solving
According to the Association for Talent Development, which surveyed 316 organizations for
its 2022 Skills Gap Report, one of the most common skill gaps for employees is problem

solving. To grow in this area, we will be solving some engaging problems in teams of three
people.

Problem 1
All 13 cards of a certain suit in a deck of cards are arranged in a face-down stack. You pick up
the stack and begin to deal them out in a curious way: You take the top card and move it to
the bottom of the stack, then, you take the new top card and lay it face up on the table. You
continue this sequence of two moves until you place all 13 cards face up on the table. In order
to lay out the cards face up in perfect numerical order—2, then 3, then 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack,
queen, king, and ace—how must the stack of cards be arranged in the first place?

With your group, try solving this problem without any cards.

You should write down your ideas and strategies as you go.

When you think you have a solution, get 13 cards of a suit and test your
idea. If it doesn't work, try again!

After you have tested your solution and correctly solved the problem,
enter your sequence below.

Enter the order you put the cards below.


Use A for ace, J, for jack, Q for queen, and K for king and use a comma

between each card.

Type your answer here

SUBMIT

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Problem 2
You just visited a very strange market. At this market you bought a head of lettuce, a goat,
and a dragon. To get home, you need to cross a river. You only have a very small raft to carry
your purchases across. On each trip across the river, the raft can only take yourself and one
other purchase. I know, you are thinking the dragon could fly across, except it has a broken
wing, which is why you got such a good deal on it!

Conditions: The goat cannot be left alone with the lettuce because he will eat it. The dragon
cannot be left alone with the goat because she will eat him.

How will you get all of the purchases across the river safely?

Work with your group to figure out a solution for this problem.

Write down ideas and strategies as you work. There is one


conventional solution to this problem, but get creative to find another
solution as well.!

Enter the conventional solution you found below to check your work.

Match your team's conventional solution with each step below.

Cross with the goat. Step 1

Go back. Step 2
Cross with the dragon, take
Step 3
goat back.

Cross with the lettuce. Step 4

Go back. Step 5

Cross with the goat. Step 6

SUBMIT

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Summary

Way to go! You used your critical thinking and collaboration skills to solve both problems.
Step 1

Reflect

How did you feel about your problem solving skills before this activity?

How do you feel about your problem solving skills now?

What did you learn about yourself (personally and professionally) through this activity?

What would you say to someone who was about to solve these problems in order for them
to feel confident?
Step 2

Apply

How can you use what you practiced in this activity in your role today?

How can you apply your practice in this activity to your next group role?
Conclusion
Now that you've had a chance to practice solving low-stakes problems, take your
confidence and critical thinking into your role and solve some of the problems facing you
today. Good luck!

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