Problem map
Make boundaries, stakeholders, constraints and success criteria explicit.
Applies when: Entering an unfamiliar or poorly defined problem
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METHOD LAB · INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Explore three complementary methods, see why they connect, and use them to frame your own problem.
These frameworks connect the key ideas behind the content units, glossary and action rules.
Make boundaries, stakeholders, constraints and success criteria explicit.
Applies when: Entering an unfamiliar or poorly defined problem
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Connect conclusions to observations and competing explanations.
Applies when: Judging whether a claim is well supported
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Test an assumption, compare prediction and outcome, then revise.
Applies when: Turning understanding into a small informative action
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Units follow the original material: chapters, slide groups or document sections. Start with the core idea, then expand the conclusions.
Core idea: Define the scope before choosing an action.
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Unit range; items without a finer locator inherit this range.Total: 3 terms covering abbreviations, concepts, methods, roles and tools. Search or expand each entry for its definition and use in the material.
Definition: The scope of the problem being addressed.
In the material: The problem map makes the boundary explicit before action.
Related terms: Constraints、Success criterion
Related units: Unit 1·Frame the problem
Definition: Evidence that could challenge a current claim.
In the material: The evidence chain uses it to check confidence rather than accept one observation as proof.
Related terms: Observation、Competing explanation
Related units: Unit 2·Test the claim
Definition: Information from a test used to revise an assumption or next action.
In the material: The action loop compares results with predictions and can update earlier thinking.
Related terms: Prediction、Assumption
Related units: Unit 3·Learn through action
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Total: 3 rules covering decisions and actions in the material. Each states a condition, action and reason.
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A synthetic teaching example. The main path is one analytical planning order, not a mandatory sequence stated by the source. Conditions and feedback may change the appropriate next tool.
A scoped problem, a checked claim and an informative small test.
Record the boundary, stakeholders, constraints and an observable success criterion.
An explicit scope and criterion.
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The problem scope is unclear → Draw a problem map first · The boundary helps identify relevant information
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Separate observations from explanations and seek competing explanations and counterevidence.
A traceable claim with its remaining uncertainty.
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Confidence in a claim is low → Gather evidence and seek counterevidence · A single observation should not be treated as proof
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Run a low-cost test, compare its result with the prediction and revise the assumption before scaling.
New information for the next decision.
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Discussion stalls → Design a small informative test · Its result can update assumptions and guide the next action
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Frame the problem → Check the claim (Next) · The boundary and criterion are explicit. · Relevant observations and the criterion. · An analytical planning order: scope can focus evidence gathering; the source does not mandate this sequence.
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Check the claim → Run a small informative test (Next) · An important assumption can be tested at low cost. · The assumption and its prediction. · An analytical planning order: the claim identifies what the small test can examine.
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Frame the problem → Run a small informative test (Only when conditions are met) · Discussion stalls and a small informative test is feasible. · The scoped problem and an important assumption. · The source proposes a small test when discussion stalls; the branch is a conditional analytical placement.
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Run a small informative test → Check the claim (Results differ from the prediction: revise the claim.) · Results differ from the prediction: revise the claim. · The new observations from the test. · The source says the result can update the evidence chain.
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Run a small informative test → Frame the problem (Constraints change: revisit the problem boundary.) · Constraints change: revisit the problem boundary. · The changed constraints. · The source says changed constraints can send the reader back to the problem map.
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These complementary tools do not guarantee success; order and suitability depend on the problem and evidence.