“So often, I see people bury themselves in mounds of data coming off their computers, hoping that some stream or other will… — Nat Greene Computers Copy Share Image
“Many people accept the world the way it is, and don’t see the incredible potential that is locked behind hard problems.” — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“whenever you read a method step such as “determine possible root causes,” this is a red flag for your problem-solving method.” — Nat Greene Problem solving Copy Share Image
“People mythologize hard problems in this way because it is comforting. If a problem becomes a supernatural titan, we can tell ourselves… — Nat Greene Root cause Copy Share Image
“Great problem-solvers know that they must become masters of the unique problem and the process it affects, and that when they walk… — Nat Greene Education Copy Share Image
“Truly solving the problem involves understanding what’s wrong and why it happened, through investigation and understanding—not by spending days or weeks testing… — Nat Greene Learning Copy Share Image
“They realized they were on the frontier of understanding, and the assumptions they formed from past experience were detrimental.” — Nat Greene Learning Copy Share Image
“By eliminating the variables closest to the primary variable, we immediately eliminate many potential root causes, and we can avoid collecting data… — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“You must unlearn what you have learned.1 —YODA, IN STAR WARS: EPISODE V—THE EMPIRE STRIKES” — Nat Greene Star wars Copy Share Image
“Great problem-solvers aren’t afraid of their ignorance, and they’re not afraid of others seeing it. Great questions shatter assumptions, provoke new insight,… — Nat Greene Ignorance Copy Share Image
“Great problem solvers develop the questions that they want to answer before they go about collecting information and data, rather than depending… — Nat Greene Data Copy Share Image
“Don’t Rely on Experts Doveryai, no proveryai (trust, but verify). —OLD RUSSIAN PROVERB,” — Nat Greene Trust Copy Share Image
“Choose wisely, for the true grail will bring you life; the false grail will take it from you.1 —THE GRAIL KNIGHT, IN… — Nat Greene Choose wisely Copy Share Image
“I never guess. It is a shocking habit—destructive to the logical faculty.1 —SHERLOCK HOLMES, IN SIGN OF THE FOUR” — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“problem-solving that relies on pattern-finding is of no use at all. If we look at the Challenger space shuttle catastrophe, there weren’t… — Nat Greene Space shuttle Copy Share Image
“Utilizing an expert means asking them questions that will help you understand a science, process, or asset; it means getting their help… — Nat Greene Science Copy Share Image
“most people believe they’re making fact-based decisions, when they are, in fact, making opinion-based ones.” — Nat Greene Decision making Copy Share Image
“Truly great problem-solvers powerfully communicate the value of the problem-solving process and difficulty of the problem once the solution is found.” — Nat Greene Communication Copy Share Image
“Being willing to expose your ignorance can be hard, until you learn the costs of not doing so.” — Nat Greene Ignorance Copy Share Image
“ask thought-provoking questions that guide you to collect information and look for very specific patterns, rather than shotgunning and looking at everything… — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“Don’t “solve” your problem at a high level where you throw lots of money at it to make it go away: Stay… — Nat Greene Goals Copy Share Image
“When you don’t believe in a simple solution to a hard problem, you instead believe in a complex solution. These complex solutions… — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“People are socialized not to “challenge” what respected people believe.” — Nat Greene Respect Copy Share Image
“When you’ve received your bachelor’s degree, you think you know everything. Once you get your master’s, you realize you don’t know anything.… — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“A great problem-solver won’t attempt to learn everything: To do so will waste tremendous time without making progress. Spending a few weeks… — Nat Greene Education Copy Share Image
