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Introduction

The journey of problem solving

Let’s define problem as the gap between where you are and where you want to be. A problem isn’t necessarily negative; it can also be an opportunity. At home, you might be deliberating with your spouse whether to buy a house, where to retire, or which car to buy. In a business setting, you might want to select an enterprise-resource-planning platform, decide whether to acquire a competitor, figure out how to respond to a government’s threat to erect tariffs, or, indeed, respond to a competitor whose latest plan threatens your market share. Problems are everywhere. We, as individuals and managers in ...