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1. How you normally going about tackling a problem that has multiple solutions?

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amy schneider project manager| ibm White Plains, Ny, United States
Please provide some examples.
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Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
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Financial Management Specialist | US Peace Corps Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Analyze the available solutions and choose the best response to the problem
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Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany
Wheatley wrote that a problem is present if you do not know what to do. And Karl Popper said all of life is problem solving.

So the second step is to analyse the (perceived) problem and in 50% of the cases the problem vanishes, as you now know what to do (to Sergio's point). If not, you have a better understanding of the problem and it's context.

The first step BTW is to self-control yourself and not jump to solutions. Part of emotional intelligence and withstanding social pressure.

The third step is then to open up the solution space. Be creative. And only then define and fix your selection criteria, they might change while you get wiser.

And then, fourth step, select your solution: test it, implement it, check results (PDCA).

If problem is solved, do a de-brief, the final fifth step. You want to learn, don't you?

Thomas

P.S. a question to you: does AI have problems?
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