{"id":1779,"date":"2020-07-02T13:36:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/lexicon-terms\/problem-solving\/"},"modified":"2020-07-02T13:36:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:36:28","slug":"problem-solving","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/lexicon-terms\/problem-solving\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem Solving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a lean transformation or any process improvement effort, identifying and closing gaps between current and target conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In a lean management system, everyone is engaged in problem solving, guided by two key characteristics:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Everything described or claimed in the problem-solving process (the problem itself; the target condition, the direct cause, the root cause) should &nbsp;be based on verifiable facts, not assumptions and interpretations.&nbsp;The burden of proof on the problem solver is emphasized through questions such as, How do you know that? 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