http://www.robinmaiden.com/2008/06/problem-solver-vs-symptom-sleuth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=problem-solver-vs-symptom-sleuth Robin Maiden - Leveraging New Media and Social Media Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:25:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.robinmaiden.com/2008/06/problem-solver-vs-symptom-sleuth/comment-page-1/#comment-22 admin Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:29:40 +0000 http://www.robinmaiden.com/problem-solver-vs-symptom-sleuth/#comment-22 Thanks, Tom. A positive correlation does not necessarily point to a certain cause and effect. Many people forget that. There can be a bigger cause with two correlated results. Thanks, Tom. A positive correlation does not necessarily point to a certain cause and effect. Many people forget that. There can be a bigger cause with two correlated results.

]]> http://www.robinmaiden.com/2008/06/problem-solver-vs-symptom-sleuth/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Tom Roberts Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:21:57 +0000 http://www.robinmaiden.com/problem-solver-vs-symptom-sleuth/#comment-21 Great post Robin. As an INTP with an engineering degree, I consider myself a skilled problem solver. Lately, I've been looking at a related issue - understanding the cause vs. the effect. I see many places where people look at a set of data and proclaim a certain conclusion, but fail to critically look at the cause vs. the effect. While it is important and desired to know how to solve problems, it is even more valuable to understand if you are looking at the cause of a problem, or simply quantifying the effect. Great post Robin. As an INTP with an engineering degree, I consider myself a skilled problem solver. Lately, I’ve been looking at a related issue – understanding the cause vs. the effect. I see many places where people look at a set of data and proclaim a certain conclusion, but fail to critically look at the cause vs. the effect. While it is important and desired to know how to solve problems, it is even more valuable to understand if you are looking at the cause of a problem, or simply quantifying the effect.

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