Part l

FRAME – Understand your problem

A loop diagram depicts FrED. The three steps are: frame, what's my problem; explore, how may I solve my problem; decide, how should I solve my problem. The frame works as find a quest, diagnose, and update the quest.

Remember you need the following components to solve your problem1:

  • The overarching question that summarises your problem – the quest
  • Various alternatives to answer that question
  • Criteria that will help you identify which of these alternatives you prefer
  • The evaluations of each alternative on each criterion.

Framing helps you get to that first piece, the quest. Developing a good frame is harder than it looks. It is usually best achieved as an iterative process. To guide you, Chapter 1 helps you identify ...

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