Introduction: managing problems

This week will be looking at problems, but what are ‘problems’ and how can we start to work with them?

In whatever way you are taking notes during this course – either in a journal, on your computer or in the comments section – jot down some initial reactions to the following questions, which will all be developed further during this week:

• What problems, big or small, do you face in the projects you are currently working on?

• What problems do you think we face as communities, nations, or globally?

• What might the danger be in not understanding a problem before starting to work on a solution?