Chapter 5

Solutioneering: generating solution options

5.1     Keep the outcomes clearly in mind

5.2     Get together and imagine multiple solutions

5.3     Start evaluating solutions: create a ‘long list’

5.4     Getting specific: short list the best

5.5     Consider doing nothing

5.6     Compare the short-listed options

5.7     Validate and make a recommendation

 

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5. Solutioneering: generating solution options

5.1 Keep the outcomes clearly in mind

So far in this book, we have mainly focussed on defining and understanding the problem. In this chapter, we examine how to consider potential solutions, and how to narrow down those potential solutions to a manageable number.

As we start to think about solutions, it is important that we ...

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