Most techniques emphasize defining the problem. If you were a paramecium, you wouldn't care, so in that sense your problem is that you are not a one-celled organism. Finding a Workable Solution True or not, none of those definitions will lead to a productive response. Try our three steps toward a workable solution to your problem. Find the goal in the problem.
Problems are basically inside-out goals.
In other words, use your knowledge of what you don't want to figure out what you want. Choose a goal beyond the solution. But don't stop there. Think big here. Develop intermediate goals.