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SolutionShape

When trying to solve a problem, what exactly are you looking for? What is the desired outcome?

Participation-oriented
We just need people involved
Decision-oriented
Involves deciding from a range of options
Agreement-oriented
People need to reach agreement
Answer-oriented
This problem takes the format of question → single answer, e.g. what’s 4x7?
Best-fit-oriented
While there are many possible solutions, what is the ideal approach?
Idea-oriented
A good solution increases knowledge and provides options
Design-oriented
This problem requires a conceived design solution (i.e. a derived plan or model)
Execution-oriented
This problem doesn’t need to be figured out, it needs to be done

Relevance To Problem Solving

One can imagine different collective problem solving approaches designed for each solution orientation. For example, if you need designs, your audience and their participation is radically different than if you need ideas, or agreement, etc.