# Frame a problem correctly before solving it

Clarifies what the real problem is, for whom, and what success looks like.

- Topic: Thinking & Decisions
- Framework: RCTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/frame-a-problem-correctly-before-solving-it

## Prompt

```text
Act as a strategic problem-solving consultant.

**Context**
I am facing the situation below but may be defining the problem too narrowly or confusing symptoms with causes.

**Task**
Separate symptoms, root-cause hypotheses, assumptions, constraints, desired outcomes, and decision questions. Reframe the problem into a precise statement that can be acted upon.

**Format**
Return:
- Symptoms
- Possible root causes
- Assumptions
- Constraints
- Desired outcome
- Better problem statement
- Key question to answer

**Situation:** [PASTE]
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE

Free to copy and use. From ThinkWithPrompt (https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/), a library of 2,663 curated AI prompts.