Of course it is not just individuals who have problems; problems can have a corporate or social impact requiring community or societal action. The real issue is how you move from problem to solution. Students often do not know how to go on the journey. They cannot see the ‘start’ and they miscalculate the length of the journey. By correctly identifying, classifying, interpreting, one begins to journey from problem to solution but also solutions can involve guessing and trying. Solving problems with rules requires imagination. Everything can be seen as a question awaiting an answer. Life itself could be described as a journey through questions and answers towards a solution. It is a risky business. Solutions can be aimed at dealing with the problem, or making the problem solver feel better. Solutions aimed at making the problem solver feel better could include doing nothing, leaving, or it could include a reconciliation and extraction of a promise not to repeat the problematic behaviour. A parent who smacks a child for behaving in a manner unacceptable to the parent may not have solved the problem of the behaviour but the parent may feel better, thus, the problem of the parent feeling bad may have been solved. Much depends on the role of the problem solver. Is the problem solver: (a) a family member in a dysfunctional family; (b) a teacher in a school; (c) a defence lawyer in court; (d) a judge in court; (e) a politician in the cabinet; (f) a scientist in a laboratory; (g) a ‘victim’? Is the problem a purely paper issue or a personal issue? A seemingly simple problem can be complex for those seeking a solution. It has been said that no problems come as single units but as a series of interconnected issues and problems. Problems, like so many other issues, are processes, often complex processes. If the nature of problems generally is not understood, it is difficult to understand the nature of legal rules, and the complexity of using legal rules as solutions to problems defined as legal. Twining and Miers apply the concept of standpoint to problems and obtain some extremely interesting results because they point out that problems change their nature according to the perspective from which they are viewed. Problem solving and problem management is a part of everyday life and the skills in these areas that have been developed automatically can assist students in turning their attention to a more methodical approach to dealing with complex legal problems. To use knowledge, it is necessary to be aware that it is possessed. Often, people are not aware of the methods they have developed to solve problems. Some people develop bad problem solving techniques to deal with life (anger, fear, frustration, running away). It is equally possible to develop bad problem solving techniques for academic work (fear, running away, laziness, guilt, denial and frustration).

DOI link for Of course it is not just individuals who have problems; problems can have a corporate or social impact requiring community or societal action. The real issue is how you move from problem to solution. Students often do not know how to go on the journey. They cannot see the ‘start’ and they miscalculate the length of the journey. By correctly identifying, classifying, interpreting, one begins to journey from problem to solution but also solutions can involve guessing and trying. Solving problems with rules requires imagination. Everything can be seen as a question awaiting an answer. Life itself could be described as a journey through questions and answers towards a solution. It is a risky business. Solutions can be aimed at dealing with the problem, or making the problem solver feel better. Solutions aimed at making the problem solver feel better could include doing nothing, leaving, or it could include a reconciliation and extraction of a promise not to repeat the problematic behaviour. A parent who smacks a child for behaving in a manner unacceptable to the parent may not have solved the problem of the behaviour but the parent may feel better, thus, the problem of the parent feeling bad may have been solved. Much depends on the role of the problem solver. Is the problem solver: (a) a family member in a dysfunctional family; (b) a teacher in a school; (c) a defence lawyer in court; (d) a judge in court; (e) a politician in the cabinet; (f) a scientist in a laboratory; (g) a ‘victim’? Is the problem a purely paper issue or a personal issue? A seemingly simple problem can be complex for those seeking a solution. It has been said that no problems come as single units but as a series of interconnected issues and problems. Problems, like so many other issues, are processes, often complex processes. If the nature of problems generally is not understood, it is difficult to understand the nature of legal rules, and the complexity of using legal rules as solutions to problems defined as legal. Twining and Miers apply the concept of standpoint to problems and obtain some extremely interesting results because they point out that problems change their nature according to the perspective from which they are viewed. Problem solving and problem management is a part of everyday life and the skills in these areas that have been developed automatically can assist students in turning their attention to a more methodical approach to dealing with complex legal problems. To use knowledge, it is necessary to be aware that it is possessed. Often, people are not aware of the methods they have developed to solve problems. Some people develop bad problem solving techniques to deal with life (anger, fear, frustration, running away). It is equally possible to develop bad problem solving techniques for academic work (fear, running away, laziness, guilt, denial and frustration).

Of course it is not just individuals who have problems; problems can have a corporate or social impact requiring community or societal action. The real issue is how you move from problem to solution. Students often do not know how to go on the journey. They cannot see the ‘start’ and they miscalculate the length of the journey. By correctly identifying, classifying, interpreting, one begins to journey from problem to solution but also solutions can involve guessing and trying. Solving problems with rules requires imagination. Everything can be seen as a question awaiting an answer. Life itself could be described as a journey through questions and answers towards a solution. It is a risky business. Solutions can be aimed at dealing with the problem, or making the problem solver feel better. Solutions aimed at making the problem solver feel better could include doing nothing, leaving, or it could include a reconciliation and extraction of a promise not to repeat the problematic behaviour. A parent who smacks a child for behaving in a manner unacceptable to the parent may not have solved the problem of the behaviour but the parent may feel better, thus, the problem of the parent feeling bad may have been solved. Much depends on the role of the problem solver. Is the problem solver: (a) a family member in a dysfunctional family; (b) a teacher in a school; (c) a defence lawyer in court; (d) a judge in court; (e) a politician in the cabinet; (f) a scientist in a laboratory; (g) a ‘victim’? Is the problem a purely paper issue or a personal issue? A seemingly simple problem can be complex for those seeking a solution. It has been said that no problems come as single units but as a series of interconnected issues and problems. Problems, like so many other issues, are processes, often complex processes. If the nature of problems generally is not understood, it is difficult to understand the nature of legal rules, and the complexity of using legal rules as solutions to problems defined as legal. Twining and Miers apply the concept of standpoint to problems and obtain some extremely interesting results because they point out that problems change their nature according to the perspective from which they are viewed. Problem solving and problem management is a part of everyday life and the skills in these areas that have been developed automatically can assist students in turning their attention to a more methodical approach to dealing with complex legal problems. To use knowledge, it is necessary to be aware that it is possessed. Often, people are not aware of the methods they have developed to solve problems. Some people develop bad problem solving techniques to deal with life (anger, fear, frustration, running away). It is equally possible to develop bad problem solving techniques for academic work (fear, running away, laziness, guilt, denial and frustration).