Bulletproof Problem Solving

What it is about

Charles Conn and Robert McLean present a seven-step method for solving ambiguous problems: define the question, disaggregate it, prioritize, build a workplan, analyze, synthesize, and communicate. The approach combines issue trees, hypotheses, evidence, iteration, and narrative. Its place here is personal: I want the argument to meet the life I am actually living.

Why I keep it

Seven steps for problems that feel like fog.

Key ideas

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