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This Innovative Practice Work-In-Progress paper elucidates [redacted name of the alliance] approach for creating change by highlighting an effort across six institutions to support the delivery of one- and two-credit hour courses for three levels of problem solving: problem solving, computational thinking in problem solving, and algorithmic thinking in problem solving. The courses were developed to address feedback from industry partners regarding the need for improved problem-solving skills. The first of its kind for [name of Alliance], the problem-solving courses are fewer credit hours than typical courses designed to fit within traditional curriculum. The intent is to instill the complementary computational thinking skills and logical reasoning needed to succeed in computer science, and make this content available across different student populations at various stages in their academic pathways. The paper describes the process for designing the courses; the efforts to refine and improve course delivery, and the assessment and evaluation of the courses.