Texts
- The Problem of Learning
- Problemistics Courseware
- Corso su Problemistica
- Resources Management
- Manuale/Intellettuale
- Campagna/Città
Problemistics - Problémistique - Problemistica
The Art & Craft of Problem Dealing
Solution
Definition (Reference Books)
Definition (Jean-Michel Hoc)
Options (Richard M. Cyert and James G. March)
Elegance (William J. J. Gordon)
[1974] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
“4. The method or process of solving a problem.
5. The answer to or disposition of a problem.”
[1988] Jean-Michel Hoc, Cognitive Psychology of Planning
“In terms of the problem and the prescribed goal, a solution can be seen as:
- the required result (the prescribed goal), or ‘result-solution’;
- a procedure to obtain this result, or ‘procedure solution’."
"This distinction helps differentiate between two major classes of problem solving strategies: result production strategies and program production strategies.” (Chapter 2, p. 68)
[1964] Richard M. Cyert and James G. March, A Behavioural Theory of the Firm
“The problem is solved either by discovering an alternative that satisfies the goals or by revising the goals to levels that make an available alternative acceptable.” (Chapter 6, p. 121)
[1970, First Published 1961] William J. J. Gordon, Synectics
“The most elegant solution to a given problem is one where the solution is the simplest in proportion to the complexity of the variables involved.
In other words, the following equation holds:
elegance of solution = multiplicity of variables/simplicity of solution." (Chapter 1, p. 12)