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A Japanese Problem-Solving Approach: The KJ Ho Method

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In Japan, by far the most popular creative problem-solving methodology using creative thinking is the KJ Ho method. This method puts unstructured information on a subject matter of interest into order through alternating divergent and convergent thinking steps. In this paper, we explain basic procedures associated with the KJ Ho and point out some of its most specific applications.

KICSS’2013 Invited Lecture [6].

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  1. Japan Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Japan

    Susumu Kunifuji

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  1. Department of Automatic Control and Biomedical Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland, and International Centre for Decision Sciences and Forecasting, Kraków, Poland

    Andrzej M.J. Skulimowski

  2. Polish Academy of Sciences, Systems Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland, and AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland

    Janusz Kacprzyk

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Kunifuji, S. (2016). A Japanese Problem-Solving Approach: The KJ Ho Method. In: Skulimowski, A., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems: Recent Trends, Advances and Solutions. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 364. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19090-7_13

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