Definition of Problem

What is a Problem?

Easily misunderstood as “something to solve or overcome”. Well stated problems already include all possible answers.

A further misunderstanding is that innovation is focused on how one solves problems. This is wrong. Innovation is at its most creative when it invents new problems.

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