Start:  You will start with your resources.  

"I don't know where to start"

P. A. is inclined to let the Vulcan say: “It does not matter where you start.  What matters is where you finish.”  But the Empath module knows that the child does not need deep insights at this point.  The child needs a place to start.

Besides, P. A. recognizes this protest as the standard way to begin problem-solving.  Almost.  As it stands, it is a dead-end statement.  P. A. translates it into a quest question: "Where do I start?"   Another box on the wall sheet.  Fortunately, P. A. had left space to insert the box.  

Fortunately?  No.  Intentionally.  Problem-solvers prefer not to leave things to fortune.   P. A. also is prepared with the beginning of the answer.  It goes next to the question. 

P. A.:  "The people who can tell you what other people have done are your first line of offence.  Your first resources.  But you will also need to start thinking about other resources." 

Another box:  Resources. 

 

The Family that Solves Together Evolves Together

Semi-Structured Brainstorming

Strengths
Creative
Patient
Persistent

Problem-Solver
Self-directing

Start Buttons

Problem-solving:
The first 5 secrets
Goal

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Who
Start
Hard

 

Problem: What's wrong
with _____________?

Homework

1. Homework is boring.

2. Homework is too hard.

3. Homework takes too long. 

4.

5.

Goal:  How I could tell if the problem is fixed?

Homework

1.  They should make it more interesting.

2.  They should make it easier.

3.  This stuff shouldn’t take so much time.

4.

5.

How do I explain my goal to anybody?

1.  They should make it about something I am interested in.

 

Who will do this?

1.  I will do these things myself.

     1a.  _____________________

     1b.  _____________________

2.  I will get somebody to do these things.

     2a.  __________Who?  How?

     2b.  __________Who?  How?

Where do I start?

Who could tell me about how other people handled the problem? 

 

What are my resources? Route:  How I could get what I want?

 

The Thinkerer 05/10/2008
Copyright (c) D. F. Dansereau & S. H. Evans

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