Problem
Fixation on partial solutions to problems
Other Names:
Minimally cooperative solutions to problems Nature:
There is a natural tendency of groups to be satisfied with solutions to problems that could be more effective and comprehensive with cooperation at a higher level of inclusiveness. The search for appropriate solutions tends therefore to end with partial solutions that do not necessitate cooperation with other groups. Fixation on the first reasonably successful partial solution thus inhibits any further search for opportunities for cooperative solutions that would have been superior and could have satisfied the mutual interests of a wider range of groups or interests. Broader Problems:
Crisis-oriented fundingIneffective decision-making processes Aggravates:
Consensus trapOver-regulationFailure of remedial action plansPreoccupation with isolated problemsExaggeration of merits of particular solutionsShort-range planning for long-term developmentInstitutional preoccupation with obsolete problemsContradictory solutions to national economic goalsInadequate research on proposed solutions to problemsSimplistic technical solutions to complex environmental problems Strategies:
Problem-solving Subject(s):
Psychology → Psychology Value Redistribution → Cooperative
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST