Projects Overview (
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World Problems Project (
Explanations)
Method: Conceptual processes summarized
World Problems Project
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Figure 1: Problem entries: conceptual processes
1.a Detecting/Finding/Scanning
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accumulating variants
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symptoms/pre-problems
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1.b Eliminating/Rejecting/Filtering
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nonproblems (cases, solutions, theories, events, projects)
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2.a Clustering/Grouping
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combining synonyms, aspects, duplicates
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tidying-up variants
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2.b Splitting/Distinguishing
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combining synonyms, aspects, duplicates
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tidying-up variants
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3.a Responding to sources
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sensitivity to where people are
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what people identify with
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accept unforeseen categories
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3.b Detachment from fashionable
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reservations concerning solution/value hype
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articulating value dimension
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clarifying value qualifiers as ordering principle
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4.a Sharpening names/keywords
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renaming / negativizing
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de-hyping/de-solutionizing
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what is the problem the solution is designed to remedy
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alternative names to facilitate location
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4.b Broadening / Balancing
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inserting anthropocentric terms where implicity
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opening possibility of non-anthropocentric equivalent.
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opening up sets /series
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is there a complementary problem
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5.a Naming more general problems
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naming clusters
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creating intermediary problems to group/label sub-clusters
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5.b Determining level of specificity
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appropriate cut-off points at bottom of hierarchies
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what should only be covered at a more general level
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6.a Elaborating description
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sharp, not waffly
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appropriate amount
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transfer aspects of mega-problem texts to sub-problems
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6.b Caring for poorly articulated and inadequately
documented problems |
Figure 2. Problem relationships: conceptual processes
1.a Detecting/Finding/Scanning
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1.b Eliminating/Rejecting/Filtering
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misconceived relationships
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too vague, too specific
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2.a Forming hierarchy
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2.b Distinguishing hierarchies
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3.a Shifting level to more general relationships |
3.b Shifting level to more specific relationships |
4.a Inserting implicit relationships |
4.b Eliminating erroneous relationships |
5.a Responding to necessity of ordering clusters
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appropriate cut-off points
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adjusting from minimal to optimal ordering
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5.b Avoiding excessive imposition of simplistic
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6.a Cross-referencing responsible organizations |
6.b Cross-referencing bibliographic sources |
From Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential