Replying to LO26801 --
>I do not know what "THE" is problem. Knowing people, i assume that if we
>knew, we would have solved it by now. So "what is THE problem?" is not
>the problem. Try "Who is THE problem" or "Why is THE problem?".
Working on a collaborative project recently became a great burden. The
reason was we thought we had a solution looking for THE specific problem.
We were asking ouselves ..."What is the solution to what problem?" THE
problem was the problem.
We could not see the forest for the trees ... or using one of At's words
... we were tuphlos.
THE problem is having a solution with no specific problem to solve.
THE problem is not being able to see the problem.
In a corporate setting THE problem is the lack of a coherent or
imaginative M & V statement. At the department level it is THE inability
of the group to see beyond the edge of the department boundries to
accomplish the M & V. At the personal level it is THE inability to, or
lack of want to, see the M & V as something they have a vested interest
in.
I would request you remove the "WHO is the Problem?" from your lexicon.
When this is asked it is usually by a person who has shielded themselves
from the project to the point of placing blame but no honor on all others.
Instead ask, "Who knows/has solved/has a/the problem?", to ask this is to
be a member NOT a THE.
Bruce Jones
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