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W.O.W. Factor

Words Of Wisdom for FPS Coaches and Students

The following is a list of prior W.O.W. Factor publications that were sent to coaches to keep them up to date and give specific tips for improving certain steps of the problem solving process.  

 

Click on the title to access the specific issue you would like to see.

       1213 WOW 01 -- Team Composition

       1213 WOW 02 -- Brainstorming

       1213 WOW 03 -- Morphological Analysis                           

       1213 WOW 04 -- Showing Research

       1314 WOW 01 -- News; 2013 IC Winners

       1314 WOW 02 -- Reading a Future Scene

       1314 WOW 03 -- Writing Challenges                                   

       1314 WOW 04 -- Underlying Problems

       1314 WOW 05 -- Writing Solutions                                       

       1314 WOW 06 -- Criteria & Grid 

       1314 WOW 07 -- Action Plan

       1314 WOW 08 -- Showing Research                                          

       1415 WOW 01 -- Common FPS Abbreviations

       1415 WOW 02 -- Analyzing Your Scoresheet                            

       1415 WOW 03 -- Tips for Analyzing Your Booklet          

       1516 WOW 01 -- News; 2015 IC Winners

       1516 WOW 02 -- Using an Article to Practice the Process

       1516 WOW 03 -- Tips for Practice Problem #2

       1516 WOW 04 -- Writing Prompts for GIPS                              

       1516 WOW 05 -- Writing Criteria & Using the Grid                   

       1516 WOW 06 -- Key Tips for GIPS                                          

       1516 WOW 07 -- Final Tips for the QP                                  

       1516 WOW 08 -- Anatomy of a UP

       1617 WOW 01 -- FPS Website Scavenger Hunt

       1617 WOW 02 -- Understanding the Future Scene

       1617 WOW 03 -- Different Ways to Brainstorm

       1617 WOW 04 -- What Makes an Excellent Challenge?

       1617 WOW 05 -- What Makes a Good Underlying Problem?

       1617 WOW 06 -- What Makes a Good Solution?

       1617 WOW 07 -- Making Sense of Criteria                              

       1718 WOW 01 -- News and "Hits & Hot Spots" Tool

       1718 WOW 02 -- Using an Article to Practice the FPS Process

       1718 WOW 03 -- Selecting Criteria 

       1718 WOW 04 -- Criteria in Development of Action Plan

       1819 WOW 01 --  2018 IC Winners & List of Web-Based Applications

       1819 WOW 02 --  Using an Article to Practice the FPS Process  

       1819 WOW 03 --  Dancing With Words

       1920 WOW 01 --  Tips for Preparing for Problem #1: Intn'l Travel

       1920 WOW 02 --  Practicing the Process With Sleep Patterns

       1920 WOW 03 --  Finding Solutions -- Morphological Matrix

       1920 WOW 04 --  Choosing an Underlying Problem

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