What stage of problem-solving do you gravitate towards?

Question

I love FourSight's approach to problem-solving. They break down problem-solving into four main steps.

1. Clarify the problem.
2. Ideate solutions.
3. Develop a viable solution.
4. Implement your course of action.

Often times, individuals gravitate towards one (or a combination of some) step. Which of these do you gravitate towards?

(P.S., no judgement! All steps are important. )

Maria Noemi Hernandez · Accepted Answer

I like the combination of clarifying and ideating. 
I'm a person who likes to know the origin of the problem and understand the different points of view regarding a situation.
But what I enjoy the most is the brainstorming process. Even if it is with myself, thinking of different solutions and ideas is the process where I feel more comfortable. It also allows me to research what others are doing or thinking.

Grace Hur · Answer

@mimih_arteaga those steps set the foundation for what’s next, so it totally makes sense that you want to be clear on what the situation is ✔️

Grace Hur · Answer

@fabian_maume thank you for sharing!  Convergent and divergent thinking are key 🔑

I don’t recognize those acronyms - do you mind elaborating?

Software Guy (Aarvy) · Answer

@mimih_arteaga This is a good approach, thank you for sharing with us,

Yassin Bouacherine · Answer

1 > 2 > 3 > 4 sounds pretty good to me as a process in developing a problem-solving tool, I would not discard any of those! ;D

Fabian Maume · Answer

I like Ideating and Developing.
I usually leverage ASIT and TRIZ methodology for it.

Fabian Maume · Answer

@gracehur Not sure that the acronyms will help: ASIT: Advanced Structured Innovation thinking TRIZ: теория решения изобретательских задач£ You can check the chapter 1.2 to have a quick overview of both method: https://is.muni.cz/th/426897/esf_m/

What stage of problem-solving do you gravitate towards?

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