problem-solve
Work through difficulties
Problem-solve is to work through difficulties to find solutions.
The verb is a back-formation from problem-solving, the noun phrase that came first.
It appears most often in professional and educational contexts: We need someone who can problem-solve under pressure.
The hyphen is standard but sometimes dropped.
Capacity for original thought
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- ideationForming mental concepts
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
invention · design-thinking · iteration · prototype · hackathon · workaround · improvisation · resourcefulness
Methodical study of parts
- planningArranging for future events
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
approach · diagnosis · evaluation · framework · roadmap · flowchart · root-cause · systematic
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- ideationForming mental concepts
ingenuity · invention · design-thinking · iteration · prototype · hackathon · workaround · improvisation · resourcefulness · experimentation
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- planningArranging for future events
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- logicScience of valid reasoning
decision-making · approach · diagnosis · evaluation · framework · roadmap · flowchart · root-cause · systematic · step-by-step
- involvementparticipate, participation, join in, involvement, take part
problem-solveavoid
Stay away from
ignore · evade · bury one's head in the sand · stick one's head in the sand · procrastinate
problem-solvecomplicate
Make more difficult
exacerbate · sabotage · worsen · aggravate · undermine
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