Problem Framing: Defining Issues Before Seeking Solutions
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Problem Framing: Defining Issues Before Seeking Solutions

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 11 July 2026 · View published page ↗

Proper problem framing is crucial as it affects the quality of solutions and reveals root issues rather than symptoms.

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documented in the work of William Occam at the Otis Elevator Company,
+widely recounted in management and design thinking literature,

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