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  1. I learned from my 30 plus years working in a gated community that meetings are the key.
    A recent change, some would say evolution, has shown more meetings, solve problems. Getting the job done is left to those with actual knowledge and skills. The work usually happens while the problem solvers are in the meetings. We were usually done and moving on to the next “problem” before they got to their first coffee break.
    Old Bobbert you sound like a guy who may know something….one thing I know is you have a great sense of humor.

    1. Lee, you have a Point!
      Although there is said to be a way to find out how effective a Committee will be…
      1. Find the I.Q. of the brightest person on the committee.
      2. Divide that by the number of people ON that committee!
      This usually equates to a life-form with more legs than I.Q. points!
      God bless..

  2. Huh?

    I thought Problem solving 101 was the prelim to any reasonable prepping effort. The only thing I see changing is I’m getting older, slower, and in pain a lot more than I used to be. I suppose some might claim I am getting smarter, but that’s just teaching the monkey not to grab the hot pan handle, aka that which don’t kill us will leave a scar we won’t soon forget.

    The more things change, the more they stay the same. You want different, get off the merry go round.

  3. Good to excellent article. My one caveat is to NOT use Google(r) for your search engine. If you want anonymity (think OPSEC) and you still want Google(r) results, use a meta search engine like Ixquick / Startpage or DuckDuckGo. They will submit your search request under Their IP and and not yours.

  4. When the grid dies, I doubt anything Google or anyone else has on you won’t do “them” much good. Committees, in my experience, are less agile and effective than a person on a mission with clear goals and planning. I know professionals who have been waiting for over 30 years for the gubment to create an effective civil defense. We saw the results of that in Hawaii. Sewers.

  5. In the present world the problem is not solving the problem, it is finding agreement that the different parties involved wish to solve the problem and what the desired solutions are. The present dis functional US government is a perfect example of that. The present funding of the government is being held hostage to differing goals and the real problem that they wish to solve is who will win the next set of elections and the posturing by the individuals involved for the presumed leadership of that outcome. While there be many techniques used in problem solving, you must first establish that the participants want to solve it and if TSHTF that may indeed be the crucial problem. While Mr Browning may well have came up with the perfect machine gun, there seems to be no such perfect solution in our social, political, racial, religious, etc, viewpoints, nor any willingness to compromise. Some of the problems we face today, religious, conflicts between states, economic, go back for many hundreds of years and we are no closer to a solution now than any other time and they are in fact most likely to bring on the crisis we all fear..

  6. It just seems to me that your contributions are more trying to win the writing prize that really providing helpful info. Your logic just goes round and round. Sorry, not trying to flame anyone just stating my opinion FWIW…

      1. Judging another persons’ motive is so far above my pay grade …

        That said, if I, or, one other person, gets one bit of wisdom, understanding, or knowledge from Old Bobbert’s lifelong learnings, musings and ramblings – then that is a good day.

  7. Great article!

    If the first step of problem solving is to identify the problem then it makes sense to me why we have so many problems. :]

    Many people are blind to problems. Either that, or they refuse to look at the problem with an honest eye.

    1. Maybe it’s just that some of us have been “trained” to feel helpless in the face of problems. “One person can’t make a difference.” “You’ll just have to learn to live with it.” “It’s always been that way.” “Just throw it away and get a new one.”
      How many times have you heard those memes?

    2. The issue is that people spend a lot of time and effort solving the wrong problem. That’s why correctly identifying the problem is important. I’d recommend looking into the Military Decision Making Process. MDMP is a structured problem solving system. It takes some time and energy, and it works best in a collaborative setting, but it is both efficient and effective when used correctly.

  8. A POLITE RESPONSE TO THE IDEA THAT I AM WRITING ONLY TO GET A WINNER PUBLISHED:
    NO NOT AT ALL (DIRECTLY ) AND “YES OF COURSE” INDIRECTLY. SO JUST HOW DOES THAT WORK?
    SIMPLE, ALL PUBLISHED SUBMISSIONS ARE GRADED AS TO THE CONTENT WITH USEFULNESS AND ACCURACY BEING VERY IMPORTANT AND A PREFERENCE FOR “HOW TO DO IT” SUBJECT MATTER. I AM AGE 77 AND HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PREPPER FOR RIGHT AT ABOUT 31 YEARS. MY GOAL IS TO HELP OTHERS TO LEARN TO HELP THEMSELVES. MY PUBLISHED WORK IS USUALLY COMDERNED WITH PEOPLE SIYUATIONS WOTH ONLE A SMALL AMOUT DEALING WITH BEANDS, BULLETSM AND BNDAIDS, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE PLENTY IN THOSE AREAS PLUS A WIND / SOLAR ALT POWER SYSTEM. AND WE DO A 2 YEAR SUPPLY OF MEDS AND A VAST 2,575 ITEM HARD COPY LIBRARY OF MANY TOPICS. I PLAN TO BE THE KNOWLEDGE SOURCE WHEN THE (SHTF) HAS PASSED AND WE ARE RESTARTING THE NATION, ONE CARING PERSON AT A TIME.
    SO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR OTHERS LATELY ????
    OLD BOBBERT AT HOME IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SW UTAH ( :} )

    1. I think there is real merit to your article. In every “retreat”, no matter how small or how large, people will have issues… issues are problems to a degree. How people deal with issues, will make all the difference. Your points are well taken here my brother. I appreciate what you posted, and frankly, never read articles with the idea one or another is focused on winning. Rarely does one stand out greatly. Maybe because there are so many great articles I’m spoiled. Excuse me, WE are spoiled. You went right to the top in this article. How a “leader”, or a group, handles the big and small problems could be anywhere from saving lives, to saving toilet paper. And who’s to say………. God bless, seventy seven years of solutions goes a long way.

  9. sorry old bobbert………….your article is,well, just too long and convaluted, not trying to put you down, but please ……you could have said more with less words couldn’t you ? trust me, it’s more readable.

    1. Well, that’syour opinion, Tom. I happen to enjoy Bobbert’s style. But then, I’ve read many of the old classics, written at a time in history when long descriptions of things was common. Nowadays people are “too busy” to read that style of writing and prefer everything in just bullet points. That’s the way I have to write to my clients at work. So, you’re welcome to your opinion, and I have mine. but neither of our opinions are adding to the knowledge base in the comment section.

  10. Identify the problem. List solutions and probable outcomes. Try listed solutions and obtain feedback on outcomes. The three step problem solving method. Cut to the chase and get it done.

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