solution-focused
Emphasizing practical remedies
Solution-focused describes an approach that emphasizes finding answers rather than dwelling on problems.
The term appears most often in therapy and coaching, where solution-focused brief therapy concentrates on what clients want to achieve rather than analyzing what went wrong.
More broadly, it characterizes any mindset oriented toward fixing rather than diagnosing: We need solution-focused thinking here, not more complaints.
Focused on objectives
- forward-thinkingAnticipating future needs
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- constructivePromoting positive development
action-oriented · positive outlook · resilience · resourcefulness · optimism · adaptability · can-do attitude · growth mindset
Professional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- narrativeAccount of events
- strengths-basedEmphasizing capabilities over deficits
client-centered · goal-setting · intervention · session · practitioner · collaborative
Prioritizing measurable accomplishments
- performanceCarrying out a task
- productivityOutput relative to input
- team dynamicsHow members relate collectively
- leadershipAbility to direct others
project management · agile · KPIs · objectives · deliverables · accountability · efficiency · collaboration
goal-oriented
Focused on objectives
- forward-thinkingAnticipating future needs
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
constructive · action-oriented · positive outlook · resilience · resourcefulness · optimism · adaptability · can-do attitude · growth mindset · determination
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- narrativeAccount of events
strengths-based · client-centered · goal-setting · intervention · session · practitioner · collaborative
results-oriented
Prioritizing measurable accomplishments
- performanceCarrying out a task
- productivityOutput relative to input
- team dynamicsHow members relate collectively
leadership · project management · agile · KPIs · objectives · deliverables · accountability · efficiency · collaboration · brainstorming
- social workcase notes, person-centered, fieldwork, community development, clinical practice
- psychologypsychology, psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist, clinical psychology
solution-focusedpassive
Not actively participating
defeatist · stuck · resigned · fatalistic · hand-wringing
solution, solve, solved, solving, solver, solvers, solvable, unsolved, unsolvable