Well-framed problems are good strategies for coordinating innovative action across diverse and unexpected domains. What does "well-framed" mean? A well-framed problem balances between freedom (defining the problem broadly to increase the number of possible solutions) and useful constraint (being usefully clear about un/acceptable tradeoffs potential solutions are allowed to make).
Thanks for writing this, Vaughn. And for citing one of my favorite artists (and biographies!).
Right now I'm two hours from what'll probably be a frustrating client meeting—a group who isn't really interested in asking the right questions, isn't curious about possibilities outside their consideration set, and simply demands rather than collaborates. This isn't a complaint. Just echoing back your observation that the work of gently steering them into a questioning state is The Work, and realizing that I'm gonna need more coffee to get my game face on.
Scribbled a few notes from your essay to carry into this meeting. Sometimes the writers you follow come through with the perfect perspective, right when you need it. :)
Thanks for writing this, Vaughn. And for citing one of my favorite artists (and biographies!).
Right now I'm two hours from what'll probably be a frustrating client meeting—a group who isn't really interested in asking the right questions, isn't curious about possibilities outside their consideration set, and simply demands rather than collaborates. This isn't a complaint. Just echoing back your observation that the work of gently steering them into a questioning state is The Work, and realizing that I'm gonna need more coffee to get my game face on.
Scribbled a few notes from your essay to carry into this meeting. Sometimes the writers you follow come through with the perfect perspective, right when you need it. :)