Contemporary · Decision-Making · Article

To Solve a Tough Problem, Reframe It

Harvard Business Review · 2024

"Many 'unsolvable' problems are actually poorly framed ones — changing the question you're asking often surfaces a solution that was invisible under the original framing, making reframing a higher-leverage move than harder analysis of the original question."

The idea

Teams spend weeks grinding on a problem's original framing when the actual unlock was asking a different question entirely.

Why it works

The takeaway — recall it first

Expected Value

"Choose the option whose average outcome, weighted by probability, is highest."

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