Nice idea.
A few random thoughts in no particular order.
Find an alternative domain where the problem is no longer relevant to you.
Find an alternative domain where the problem is no longer a problem but a
part of the solution.
Find an alternative domain where the problem becomes an opportunity for
somebody else, preferably where they will be grateful to you for passing it
on to them (The best expression of gratitude is cash).
Defer the problem until it changes and you can do something about it. Defer the problem until it changes and you know more about it from the way in which it changed.
Make small changes in the environment of the problem and see how it reacts. The reaction may explain a lot more to you about the functioning of the problem.
A few silly ones:
Give the problem Reed to define a set of rules to govern the discussion. By the time you agree on them, the need for a solution to the problem will have gone away.
Give the problem to Richard. He will misunderstand the question and reply very aggressively. He will explain that the problem is really with you. Once you have assimilated that, you can carry on doing exactly as you like, knowing that the problem isn't real, and you are unlikely to change much anyway. (There is a fundamental truth here, but not, I think, one that Richard was trying to develop).
Give the problem to Jake. He will write a really worthwhile poem on it, and then demonstrate how to slip past the problem by lubricating it with "nose oil".
TheHermit
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Freespeak
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 1999 3:02 PM
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: virus: Toward a Typology of Solutions
>
>
> Before principles of good solutions can be determined,
> it may be worthwhile to develop a typology of solutions.
> I expect that different principles will apply to
> different types of solutions.
>
> Tentative Typology of Solutions
> -------------------------------
>
> Type 1. Do nothing.
>
> Type 2. Stop doing what you're doing.
>
> Type 3. Do it yourself.
>
> Type 4. Ask friends, acquaintances, etc. for assistance.
>
> Type 5. Hire an expert or professional.
>
> Type 6. Form a cooperative relationship, group, company, etc.
>
> Type 7. Launch a campaign, get publicity for your cause,
> educate others, etc.
>
> Type 8. Earn or acquire money.
>
> Type 9. Acquire knowledge, equipment, skills, personal power,
> etc.
>
> Type 10. Exit a relationship, group, company, etc.
>
> Type 11. Kick out or expel him/her.
>
> Type 12. Identify your own strengths and utilize them.
>
> Type 13. Identify your own weaknesses and strengthen them.
>
> Type 14. Identify your enemy's strengths and avoid them.
>
> Type 15. Identify your enemy's weaknesses and exploit them.
>
>
> Attempting a type 4 solution, please suggest other types
> of solutions and even radically different solution typologies.
>
> Frederick Mann
>
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