#29 Solving Problems

Encountering a … PROBLEM - involuntarily sets off the urge to get rid of it. ASAP.
We want to have it solved - NOW.
Not actually because the problem is a problem - but because we usually feel a tremendous amount of tension when considering something an ISSUE. 
Their existence inflicts pain - and our reptile brain wants to get out at any cost.
 
Thanks to this perceived threat our brain is lightning-fast in judging whether we have a square or round shaped problem and will try to find a fitting peg from our archive of proven solutions - to get the job DONE. 
YES - Our brains are problem solving miracles… And this saves a tremendous amount of time! 
HOWEVER, this strategy does not work when a problem is NEW to you, or society at large. It especially does not work in complex environments, where how A leads to B is not longer obvious.
Which is the case more often than not lately, to put it mildly. 
 
In this week’s episode I want to share with you how to FIRST get rid of problems that are not yours to solve - saving you shit ton of time and energy. And SECOND how to apply principles from Agile Innovation Methods to actually withstand the urge to soooollvve the problem and begin with exploring the issue as if it were a fascinating SPACE. 
 
If you have not listened to #27 HOW TO LISTEN, I highly recommend you do that - as this is the base for any meaningful innovation! 

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