I describe a simple problem-solving process that you can use to solve almost all problems. Stages of the problem-solving process. Following are the five stages of the problem-solving method. During this stage, we gather all of the information we can about both external aspects of the problem and internal aspects. Good information gathering is not an easy process.
Scientists spend their whole lives trying to learn about some very small piece of the world.
The type of information-gathering process we use will depend upon the type of problem we are trying to solve. For information about the world the following are powerful skills to use. Learning how to become an expert at identifying problems and finding causes is essential to become an expert in any field. It is usually much easier for most of us to observe an external event than an internal one. We have our external sensory organs to see and hear external events, but not internal ones.