This document outlines a course on creative problem solving and decision making. The course objectives are to identify challenges facing decision makers, recognize fundamentals of creativity skills, and apply creativity to problem solving. Topics covered include problem identification and causation, creativity and problem solving, and decision making. The document provides definitions of problems and the general problem solving framework. It also discusses techniques for problem identification like polling employees, and techniques for cause identification like five whys and fishbone diagrams. Finally, it covers creativity and innovation for problem solving, defining creativity, discussing creative people and using creativity as a business tool.