NO, PERO WHY?

Luis Méndez: Policy analyst

Guest voices



He asks what a proposed solution says the problem is.



IN THE ROOM

The room proposal says fewer hours will solve overcrowding. Luis asks whether the proposal addresses demand, staffing or who is using the room.



THE IDEA THEY BRING

The way a problem is described influences which solutions seem available. Question your own description too.



TRY IT WITH THE CREW

Write two different problem descriptions and compare the solutions each invites.



KEEP THE LIMITS IN VIEW

An alternative framing still needs evidence about likely effects and tradeoffs.



ABOUT THIS GUEST

This guest is a fictional professional character. The linked reading is a real source for the practice being discussed.



READING

Carol Bacchi: What’s the problem represented to be?

https://carolbacchi.com/about/

Our entry questions adapt part of WPR. They are not the complete approach or a substitute for evidence about an option’s effects.



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