Strategy 5

I recently viewed a talk that Jamie Hyneman (Mythbusters) gave about problem solving. He spoke extensively of defining the problem. When the book speaks of separating criteria from selection, it is almost as if this is what they are refering to. If we can agree on what we want to accomplish, we have defined the problem. If we agree on what we are trying to resolve, we have defined the problem. Just like solving an engineering or physics problem, we must define what we are looking for, that way, we will know we have found a solution when we find a solution.