Solution Tree for Business and People Problems

Solution Tree[pic 1]

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A “does__to” B[pic 3]

                10 branches[pic 4][pic 5][pic 6]

                        55 twigs[pic 7]

Measure property P of A[pic 8][pic 9][pic 10]

                2 branches [pic 11][pic 12]

                        10 twigs[pic 13]

        Automation of A or B[pic 14][pic 15][pic 16]

                6 branches

A “does __to” B

I.  New Substances (For business and people problems, try “concept” instead of “substance.”   For technical problems, if “substance” doesn’t give you any ideas, try “material” or “component.”)

1.  You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a new substance into A   _.

2. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a new substance into B   _.

3. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a new substance between A   _ and B   _.

4. You may change the action “does   to” by attaching a new substance onto A   _.

5. You may change the action “does   to” by attaching a new substance onto B   _.

6. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a new substance into the surroundings of A   _ and B   _.

7. You may change the action “does   to” by forming A   _ from a new substance.

8. You may change the action “does   to” by forming B   _ from a new substance.

II.  Modified substances (For business and people problems, try “concept” instead of “substance.”   For technical problems, if “substance” doesn’t give you any ideas, try “material” or “component.”)

9. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a modified substance into A   _.

10. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a modified substance into B   _.

11. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a modified substance between A   _ and B   _.

12. You may change the action “does   to” by attaching a modified substance onto A   _.

13. You may change the action “does   to” by attaching a modified substance onto B   _.

14. You may change the action “does   to” by introducing a modified substance into the surroundings of A   _ and B   _.

15. You may change the action “does   to” by forming A   _ from a modified substance.

16. You may change the action “does   to” by forming B   _ from a modified substance.