by Dwayne Phillips Would anyone mind if we simply did this correctly? There are some fields of endeavor where the problem has been solved. The solution is known and many have employed the solution successfully many times. I know we don’t usually do this type of thing here, but would anyone mind if we did? […]
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Would Anyone Mind If…
May 27th, 2019 · No Comments
Tags: Problems · Simple · Solutions
The Winding Path to the Solution
November 26th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes—make that almost all the time—the path from the problem to the solution is winding. “We had a problem; we solved it. Let me describe how we found and implemented the solution.”—a satisfied problem solver. Ah, nothing more satisfied than a problem solver just after solving a problem. Listen carefully. They will […]
Tags: Agility · Problems · Solutions
When the Solution is Worse than the Situation
November 1st, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Will the solution solve anything? Will the solution make the situation worse? “Let’s fix that!”—the cry of the optimistic solution-er. Will the solution improve our situation or only make it worse? A long-time colleague once described a situation he faced decades ago. Things at home were a mess. His wife and kids […]