The problem is the solution. This is one of those phrases that has always struck me as slighly odd. A glib proclamation that sounds smart but that doesn’t really add any useful insight. But the more I think about it, the more I realise that it might be a useful idea after all.
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Understanding the problem
A lot of my work involves helping my clients to solve problems. Perhaps funding has been cut, or performance is down or something has happen that has thrown things into turmoil. Either way, there’s a problem. And something needs to be done about it. But there’s a gap in the middle there that often gets missed. You need to know what the problem is that you are trying to solve. Continue reading “Understanding the problem”