Solve Anything in 5 Steps

[...] challenged.  This can be hard, especially if we are working on our own. Each of the possible solutions we came up with is great and we can't see any other way to solve it. We need to choose one [...]

[...] Part1. Once we have determined the goals of the solution (Step2), we can start looking at possible solutions (Step3).  Then we choose the solution to do in Step4. One way to do so is to set the [...]

[...] have slightly different perspective. This process is moving us from Step3, coming out with possible solutions or Step4, choosing the best option back to Step2, describing the problem. It is still [...]

[...] a problem. This is usually about dealing with the constraints. These are limits that possible solutions have to fit within. It is also about resource management. What are the resources we [...]

[...] and immediate solution when it involves people. Start by listing the issues that the problem causes. Look at how the problem affects people. Think of what does the problem takes away from [...]

[...] the cause of the problem. Relief deals with the effects of a problem. This can be what the problem causes, how it is being felt or what it takes away from the people affected. It very easy to succumb [...]

[...] the outcome. First be clear on the goal of our actions. List them clearly, separating the main goals versus the other things that are achieved along the way. Pretend to fix that broken equipment [...]

[...] 's headed in the right direction. Second, we must also list what needs to be done other than the main goals. Even though what we did before didn't work out, it probably still did some things that were [...]

[...] is. And trying to do something you know little about is very hard. It's even hard to fake. The real problem was that the word innovation and the concept 'innovation' had been so misused and maligned [...]

[...] the concern that we missed something. We get to rid that feeling that we missed something. The real problem is how can we repeat something that didn't work without making a bigger problem? One way is [...]

[...] based on how critical the issue is, the number of the people that can be served by that relief effort and the limits of our own resources over time. [...]

[...] team could be split into two groups. One group focuses on providing relief and managing the relief effort. The other group will focus on solving the problem and executing the 5Steps. However, if we [...]

[...] that happened to me in the late 90s. I was asked about what would be the next thing in PC desktop interfaces. We had just begun getting used to windows and the concept of Start button. I thought that [...]

[...] . Let's say the problem deals with international advertising. They want to build a web advertising solution that is for non-English websites. But they are picky with which language to support and [...]

When problems takes time to solve, we can provide relief to reduce it's effect while we are solving them. Providing relief mean managing resources. Re [...]