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Problem solving - a methodology

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• Take time to examine and explore the problem thoroughly before setting out in search of a solution, often, to understand the problem is to solve it.
• Breaking the problem into smaller parts will often make solving it much easier; solve each part separately.
• The formulation of a problem determines the range of choices; the questions you ask determine the answers you receive.
• Be careful not to look for a solution until you understand the problem, and be careful not to select a solution until you have a whole range of choices.
• The initial statement of a problem often reflects a preconceived solution.
• A wide range of choices (ideas, possible solutions) allows you to choose the best from among many; a choice of one is not a choice.
• People work to implement their own ideas and solutions much more energetically than they work to implement others' ideas and solutions.
• Remember the critical importance of acceptance in solving problems; a solution that is technologically brilliant but sociologically stupid is not a good solution.
• When the goal state is clear but the present state is ambiguous, try working backwards.
• Solve the problem that really exists, not just the symptoms of a problem, not the problem you already have a solution for, not the problem you wish existed, and not the problem someone else thinks exists.

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