Encyclopedia Development
Your personal tool for organizing concepts and mechanisms from development and psychology. We skip academic formulas in favor of clear definitions, cognitive biases, and self-reflection questions that help you name your states precisely.
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Problem function
A problem function is the role a problem plays in a given system, behavior, or relationship, even if at the…
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Problem identification
Identifying a problem means grasping what really needs to be solved before looking for corrective actions.
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Problem map
A problem map is a visual representation of symptoms, causes, actors, constraints and possible points of intervention.
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Problem navigation
Problem navigation is consciously moving through a complex problem: from recognizing the situation, through a dependency map, to choosing the…
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Problem structure
Problem structure is the way in which the elements of difficulty, causes, symptoms, constraints and relationships are arranged together.
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Solution orientation
Solution orientation is a way of working that directs attention to possible steps, resources, and the desired state rather than…
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Strategy adjustment
Strategy adjustment is the selection of a course of action adequate to the goal, resources, constraints and type of problem.
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The black box of the problem
The black box of a problem is the part of a situation where we see the inputs and outputs but…
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The core of the problem
The core of the problem is the key mechanism or condition that maintains the difficulty despite superficial actions.
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The main cause
A root cause is a source factor that starts or maintains a problem and whose removal reduces the risk of…
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Troubleshooting
Problem solving is the process of defining difficulties, finding causes, generating options, testing actions, and correcting the solution.
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