Innovatively, every problem has multiple solutions, every solution needs to have some intuitive pieces to convey the art, technical components to refine the science and sequence to clarify the logic.
Due to the “VUCA” new normal, with inevitable disruptions, problems today are complex as nonlinearity, hyper-diversity, fewer rules, information exponentiality, unpredictability, etc, are all causes of unrepeatability. Interdisciplinary logic is the very clue to see things from different angles, connect wider dots and multi-talented people to glue up integral solutions and unlock the business performance.
Perceive the wider aspects around thorny problem space and then understand the effect of imposing boundaries within that space: In the industrial age with restrictive silo settings, people often drive mechanically thinking about a problem in normal traffic and linear logic. However, nowadays, the situation is fluid and dynamic, with a lot of inter-dependencies and uncertainty. It's important to see interrelationships rather than isolated things, understand patterns of change rather than static “snapshots”; explore objective facts instead of subjective perceptions. Sophisticated problem-solvers need to have interdisciplinary knowledge to gain the contextual understanding of the interconnected pieces of tough issues underlying the surface, as well as dig through the cause-effect by taking a structural approach.
In practice, the interdisciplinary knowledge helps the business professionals to not only work in the box but also across the multiple boxes, broadening the understanding of interrelationships; deepening the thoughts about root causes, rather than getting stuck at the symptoms only. Cognitively, it involves critical thinking, holistic understanding, and interdisciplinary logic to appreciate varying viewpoints, manage the dynamic with emerging activities, frame the bigger thinking boxes, in order to frame the right problems with many intricate pieces and components.
Prescribe interdisciplinary solutions to complex issues: The normal scenario to solve the large complex problem is to break it down to the smaller pieces and solve them efficiently. But if lacking a holistic view based on interdisciplinary understanding, those solution pieces cannot be put together seamlessly. There are confusion, contradiction, or conflicts existing in the multiple components such as processes, structures, people, culture, etc. So the interdisciplinary logic behind complex problem oversight and solution refinement is based on the identification of cognitions, relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario. See the trees and forests, not only put things together, but also fine tune a premium solution that moves from functioning to delight.
Innovatively, every problem has multiple solutions, every solution needs to have some intuitive pieces to convey the art, technical components to refine the science and sequence to clarify the logic. A great solution goes between flexibility and a hard process by eliminating unnecessary complication, lowering cost, and optimizing processes. For the large scale problem-solving, an interdisciplinary scenario for problem-solving is a structural process to harness integration and interconnection of the across organizational, industrial, national and international business, social and political systems to achieve common purposes
Predict and prevent critical problems from happening by applying interdisciplinary knowledge and logic: Great problem solvers not only focus on solving problems effectively, but also proactively predict and prevent problems from happening. The predictive analysis of problems includes forecasting, simulation, cross-knowledge domain analysis, and risk management. The quality of prediction is based on the quality of information and quality of problem-solvers. The trend involves retrospective and prospective data. Predictive and preventive problem management is a complex domain and information becomes meaningful when being sorted through and processed to make sure its coherence.
Problems today become much more complex than ever, oftentimes, problem-solving must be both systematic and innovative via multidimensional thought processes and cross-disciplinary knowledge and expertise. Interdisciplinary logic has both artistic sentiment and scientific discipline to clarify sequence and consequence of problem-solving, encourage collaborative attitude and actions for reaching higher than expected outcomes.
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