Breaking a problem down can help you see it more clearly, and attack the issues wrapped up in that problem more effectively. Sometimes we tackle problems that are large or connected to other issues, and it can be helpful to take a step back, consider other perspectives, get more information, and try breaking things down and solving each issue individually.
Show Notes
- There’s always more information.
- Consider more sources of information.
- Challenge your assumptions, and try to integrate different points of view.
- Who are we not talking to? What are we not considering?
- Often the solution to one problem reveals other underlying problems that need solving.
- The more perspectives, the better.
- A four-part approach to systems thinking, DSRP: distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives.
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