"We tend to fall in love with the solution before we really understand the problem."  (Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg)

In our increasingly fast-paced world we regularly find ourselves under pressure to make a decision or deliver a solution quickly.  It might be that we need to meet a tight funding application deadline, provide a report to a senior executive, deliver on a client project or even help out a friend or family member.  Whatever the demand and however it is placed, we like to be able to respond promptly and without delay so we keep our funder, boss or friend happy and feel like we have achieved our aim.

However.

What if the solution we seek is not an obvious one?  What if we make assumptions about the 'problem' facing us?  What if our mind and previous experiences are driving us unconsciously towards a decision before we have really taken time to…