Snapshot

Solving Problems For Now Instead For Then

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Goal

Reduce direct or variable costs of a farming or growing organization

Problem

The solution to this problem eliminates something that will be required again in the future

Sebir

Direct or variable costs decline through dealing with the problem so that its cause is eliminated only temporarily and can be reinstituted once the effect of the problem has passed. For instance, in 18th century Italy, legend has it that the people of the Apulia region, to avoid high taxation on physical properties, adapted their expertise in dry wall construction to build conical stone huts without using any mortar or cement. They could then be quickly dismantled when tax inspectors were in the area and reassembled quickly thereafter The undesirable, long-term ramifications of a problem solution are neutralized when the means of eradicating the cause are practically reversible

Breeding Hint 1

Think about how you might adapt some unique expertise you have accumulated for use in solving a problem that only crops up from time to time

Breeding Hint 2

Think how you might treat the effects of problems as something that you don’t need an all-inclusive answer for. Counteracting the consequences temporarily may prove to be sufficient

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