Circumvent the issue
Circumvent the issue
Why solve a problem?
Why solve a problem in the first place?
Just because a problem exists doesn’t mean that you have to solve it.
Problems provide a challenge at home and in the workplace and they are often unwelcome.
The existence of a problem suggests that you are trying to achieve an aim that is just not happening.
Hence, the process that you are trying to use is faulty in some way.
Any process steps may be few or many.
Is the original goal still valid?
You should ask yourself if you can get to your goal more directly.
This may be possible but you will then need to consider if the new route is acceptable.
Can you get to where you would like to be by circumventing the original aim?
By thinking more about the overall goal you are trying to achieve it may be possible to reach a more useful but different aim.
Can you circumvent it?
Do you really need this goal?
If it was removed what would be the effect?
In hindsight are you trying to achieve a goal that could be scrapped and substituted with another?
This may be the best way forward and avoid having to solve the original issue.
So, this technique does not tackle the problem directly it tries to find a way to avoid it altogether.
This solving technique will usually be applied to a significant issue.
By considering the issue and its effects more closely, you might generate the ideas necessary to circumvent it.
Many problems exist in life and business.
Unfortunately, many are not solved merely ignored.
Don’t ignore the problem solve it by getting around it in some fashion.