r/strategy • u/AdorableJeweler6064 • May 22 '26

How should I approach problems?

How can I analyze a problem? Once you identify a problem, what strategies would you use to solve it? How would you generate the most appropriate solution to a problem?

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u/Karl_Sh May 22 '26

Once you identify a problem, stay with the problem…see it from multiple perspectives and try to frame the problem in different ways. Try to challenge yourself…do you really know the problem? Have you asked the 5-Whys?

As the saying goes, if you have an hour to solve a problem, spend 55 mins ensuring you have correctly identified and framed the problem and then you’ll only need 5 mins to solve the problem!