Solutions Looking For Problems
Sometimes we think we have the solution before we have understood the problem properly. Sometimes we have a really great […]
Problems To Solve, Stories
2024
Aphorisms, Provoking
Can’t Do or Won’t Do
A cynical colleague once said to me that all people problems can be classified as either a “Can’t Do” or
Problems, Problems To Find
How Do You Know That You Have A Problem?
Starter List for a Taxonomy The difference between what we want and the current state The difference between where we
Humor
How You Know Your Applications Need Replacing?
Starter List-Please add your own You need an Ouija Board to contact the developer.
Problems To Find, Stories
Look where there are no holes
The Bullet Hole Misconception is an infamous real-world “balancing” error where Allied Command in World War II kept losing bombers
Fiction, Resources
War With the Newts: the unintended consequences of technology?
By Karel Capek (Karel first used the term “robot, ” Czech for serf) ‘War with the Newts’ is Karel Capek’s
Dilemmas, Problems To Find
Dilemmas
Trompenaar’s was the first (that I know of) to formalize the resolution of dilemmas. The word “Dilemma” in Greek is
Dilemmas, Problems, Problems To Find
Do I Have a Difficult Problem?
Difficult problems tend to have multiple main root causes. The relationship between cause and effect is not straightforward. There is