Comments on: What’s a problem? http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2009/02/whats-a-problem/ Thu, 17 May 2012 15:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Fabian Szulanski http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2009/02/whats-a-problem/#comment-318 Fabian Szulanski Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:56:43 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=141#comment-318 What is interesting about the UDP process is that it takes us away from the "reacting to events" mode, leading to focus on what could be the root causes and also what consequences may appear in the future, related to an original "problem". And it opens many oppoortunities of intervention, helped by SIT tools and principles. As an expansion to UDP, I would also suggest that some of the "so what", could eventually influence some of the "whys". Cause and effect chains might became a causal loop diagram. What is interesting about the UDP process is that it takes us away from the “reacting to events” mode, leading to focus on what could be the root causes and also what consequences may appear in the future, related to an original “problem”.

And it opens many oppoortunities of intervention, helped by SIT tools and principles.

As an expansion to UDP, I would also suggest that some of the “so what”, could eventually influence some of the “whys”. Cause and effect chains might became a causal loop diagram.

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