# Problem shaping

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'''Problem shaping''' means revising a question so that the solution process can begin or continue.  
It is part of the larger problem process that includes [problem finding](/source/problem_finding) and [problem solving](/source/problem_solving). Problem shaping (or problem framing) often involves the application of [critical thinking](/source/critical_thinking).

[Algorithm](/source/Algorithm)ic approach to technical problems reformulation was introduced by [G. S. Altshuller](/source/G._S._Altshuller) in [ARIZ](/source/ARIZ).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marconi |first1=Janice |title=ARIZ : The Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving |journal=The Triz Journal |date=1998 |url=https://the-trizjournal.com/ariz-algorithm-inventive-problem-solving/}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Philosophy|Psychology}}
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* [Adaptive reasoning](/source/Adaptive_reasoning)
* [Abductive reasoning](/source/Abductive_reasoning)
* [Analogy](/source/Analogy)
* [Artificial intelligence](/source/Artificial_intelligence)
* [Brainstorming](/source/Brainstorming)
* [Common sense](/source/Common_sense)
* [Common sense reasoning](/source/Common_sense_reasoning)
* [Creative problem solving](/source/Creative_problem_solving)
* [Cyc](/source/Cyc)
* [Deductive reasoning](/source/Deductive_reasoning)
* [Divergent thinking](/source/Divergent_thinking)
* [Educational psychology](/source/Educational_psychology)
* [Executive function](/source/Executive_function)
* [Facilitation (business)](/source/Facilitation_(business))
* [General Problem Solver](/source/General_Problem_Solver)
* [Inductive reasoning](/source/Inductive_reasoning)
* [Innovation](/source/Innovation)
* [Intelligence amplification](/source/Intelligence_amplification)
* [Inquiry](/source/Inquiry)
* [Morphological analysis (problem-solving)](/source/Morphological_analysis_(problem-solving))
* [Newell, Allen](/source/Allen_Newell)
* [PDCA](/source/PDCA)
* [Problem statement](/source/Problem_statement)
* [Problem structuring methods](/source/Problem_structuring_methods)
* [Research question](/source/Research_question)
* [Simon, Herbert](/source/Herbert_A._Simon)
* [Soar (cognitive architecture)](/source/Soar_(cognitive_architecture))
* [Thought](/source/Thought)
* [Transdisciplinarity](/source/Transdisciplinarity)
* [TRIZ](/source/TRIZ)
* [Troubleshooting](/source/Troubleshooting)
* [Wicked problem](/source/Wicked_problem)
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==References==
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