Problem Solving Case Studies

I am doing problem-solving in a different pattern from Problem Solving Methods, so let’s try to verbalize the process.

• Different situations have different beginnings.
• In the most recent case, we started out with a “usual meeting” format.
• As usual, I spoke normally and took the minutes as usual,
• In the process, I realize, “Oh, this is beyond what a flesh-and-blood person can organize in his or her brain.
• A mode change is taking place in me.
  • At this time, there is no explicit “let’s use whatever method” field switch.
  • Only my behavior changes.
• I abandoned my attempt to pick up the pieces on the spot.
  • Later turn into action to organize yourself with the assistance of the tool.
  • Specifically:
    • Focus on verbalizing and recording the opinions of others rather than expressing your own
    • Ask questions to make the abstract concepts used by others as concrete as possible.
      • What exactly is that capability?”
      • Capability and resource are they the same concept? Are they different concepts?”
• Then make hundreds of sticky notes based on the record of the minutes and organize them
  • That raises a specific question.
    • “There’s an arrow drawn from A to B. [What exactly are these arrows?
    • You talk about C being an important resource, but how do you acquire it?” - How do we get those resources?
• Feedback on the question will give you new information.
• Updating the diagram

This is equivalent to [Hooks to fish for what has not yet been verbalized. The pattern of this time is that the hooking process is not done for one’s own individual fishery, but for multiple people other than oneself at the same time and in parallel.

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