From the course: Problem-Solving for Founders
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Focus on problems, not solutions
From the course: Problem-Solving for Founders
Focus on problems, not solutions
- Once you start understanding problems in such a fine grained way, you will begin seeing real opportunities for innovation. And that's exactly what happened to Samantha. Her first prototype was a Google form. It allowed Samantha to test her solution without spending any money or much time. Being efficient is a real advantage for entrepreneurs. Samantha changed the questions as she got feedback. Pretty soon she saw results. She found more students who needed help and then referred them to the counselor. These students would not have received the support without Samantha's innovation. What was the key to her success? Samantha focused on the problem and not the solution. - Don't find a solution and try to work towards the problem because I think what I see is dangerous in a lot of these spaces, especially social change spaces is when people do that reverse because over time their passion gets kind of fizzles out and the…
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Problem-solving for founders44s
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Case study: KlickEngage3m 53s
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Exercise: Problem evaluation1m 37s
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Identifying solutions1m 40s
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Navigating constraints33s
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Continuous vs. one-time problems57s
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Sticky information49s
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Focus on problems, not solutions2m 3s
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Exercise: Problem identification1m 3s
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The five whys1m
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Key takeaways41s
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