Do you think you are solving the right problem?
Those were wise words, but from what I have observed, most organizations don’t heed them when tackling innovation projects. Indeed, when developing new products, processes, or even businesses, most companies aren’t sufficiently rigorous in defining the problems they’re attempting to solve and articulating why those issues are important.
Which is the best example of solving a problem?
The example is like many we’ve seen: Someone in the bowels of the organization is assigned to fix a very specific, near-term problem. But because the firm doesn’t employ a rigorous process for understanding the dimensions of the problem, leaders miss an opportunity to address underlying strategic issues.
What makes a company solve the right problem?
First, it rallies the organization around a shared understanding of the problem, why the firm should tackle it, and the level of resources it should receive. Firms that don’t engage in this process often allocate too few resources to solving major problems or too many to solving low-priority or wrongly defined ones.
What are the four steps of solving a problem?
The four-step process consists of asking a series of questions and using the answers to create a problem statement that will elicit novel ideas from an array of experts. Establish the need for a solution. What is the basic need? Who will benefit from a solution? Justify the need. Why should your organization attempt to solve this problem?
What does it mean to believe in a decision?
One way of doing this is a simple step by step process represented by an easily remembered acronym BELIEVE IT. As noted earlier, when resolving ethical dilemmas it is important that you BELIEVE in your decision and that others will BELIEVE your decision.
Which is more difficult to solve, the problem or the solution?
Analyzing the problem. A poorly defined problem – or a problem whose nuances you don’t completely understand – is much more difficult to solve than a problem you have clearly defined and analyzed. The way a problem is worded and understood has a huge impact on the number, quality, and type of proposed solutions.
Is the discussion of a problem a positive thing?
The discussion of solutions is inherently positive, uplifting and has a tendency to release creativity amongst the group. A discussion of problems is inherently negative, de-motivating and tends to inhibit creativity. You can become a positive thinker simply by becoming a solution-oriented person rather than a problem-oriented person.