DERIVE A PROBLEM FROM A MESS

In order to derive a problem from a mess, the first step is to, identify the main problem in a mess, which can be done by using problem statement form.  In order to finding the problem statement form is to pay attention to the problem definition. The approach to solve the problem will depend on  whether the problem is simple or complex.  When going through the process you must determine whether the it is a well-structured or ill-structured problem.  When we are dealing with a well-structured problem we will see an the objectives are clear, an assumption is obvious, all data is available, and the logical structure is well understood.  An example of a well-structured problem is a math 2+2, and you must find what it equals.  Ill-structured problems are quiet the opposite and unclear, and example would be a community is growing and many not support new people, what should be done?  When looking at an ill-structured problem it will envolve exploring the problem and forming a hypothesis, and analyizing the data in great detail since it is very unclear.  Sometime the problem that is not obvious in the beginning, may be an open-ended process instead of a problem solving process.   While going through the problem solving process there are 2 different styles of thinking which are divergent and convergent.  When we go through divergent thinking we look at generating ideas over evaluating them, since the answer to the questions may have any answers such as taking a test involving and open-ended question, that will have more than one correct answer. When we go through convergent thinking we direct our thinking towards finding a goal, answer, result involving one single response, such as taking a multiple choice test where there is only one answer.