This may be the most powerful question you can use to determine effective responses to problems.
What are you solving for?
It’s helpful to use when someone approaches you for advice, as they will usually share a collection of their thoughts which don’t seem to fit together.
It’s helpful to raise in a group setting to discourage groupthink and encourage new perspectives.
It’s helpful to ask yourself when something is weighing on you but your thinking isn’t progressing.
It’s helpful to challenge the efficacy of solutions that are proposed.
And it’s vital as a screen for actions before you take them.
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