CROSSROADS--Identifying Viable “Need-Solution Pairs”: Problem Solving Without Problem Formulation

Problem-solving research and formal problem-solving practice begin with the assumption that a problem has been identified or formulated for solving. The problem-solving process then involves a search for a satisfactory or optimal solution to that problem. In contrast, we propose that, in informal pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: von Krogh, Georg, von Hippel, Eric A.
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105281
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-1032