Workshop: Dude, what's your problem? Understanding problem framing to achieve good solutions.

Date Range:

February 25, 2026 to February 25, 2026

Event Type:

Sponsored

Location:

MSC 2500

Description:

All of us want to solve problems, and many of us pursue professional and civic pathways focused on problem-solving, whether that's politics, engineering, business, or many, many other pursuits. However, we're often not aware of the crucial step of problem-framing and how it determines the types of potential solutions that might be generated and their eventual success (or failure). In this workshop, participants will identify problems that plague their lives, look at past cases of effective and ineffective problem-framing and problem-solving, and consider how the problems they've identified can be framed to achieve different outcomes. The importance of this process will be underscored with applications in government, technology, business, and other fields.

Contact Information:

Jennifer Mercieca
Communication

mercieca@tamu.edu