Quote by Nat Greene

“our job is to efficiently find the root cause. So instead of expanding each variable, we want to see if we can eliminate some…

— Nat Greene

“We need to understand what variables most directly control our primary variable by understanding the science behind how the system works.”

— Nat Greene

It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter…

— Edward de Bono

“This process-of-elimination approach ends once you’ve proven every branch of your issue tree (which may have been revised several times) and can logically conclude…

— Victor Cheng

“whenever you read a method step such as “determine possible root causes,” this is a red flag for your problem-solving method.”

— Nat Greene

“the easiest way to define the problem is to isolate the problem by using the process of elimination to identify what the problem is…

— Victor Cheng

Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.

— Tim Ferriss

“a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.”

— Ray Dalio

“Having a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.”

— Ray Dalio

We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.

— Edward de Bono

“The term we use for the unanticipated result from these interactions is emergence. While not all interactions create emergent effects, when emergence does occur…

— Rich Jolly

“every unsolved problem is bottlenecked by not understanding the root cause at a fundamental level, and every single one needs some great problem-solvers to…

— Nat Greene