More On, problem solving

So this is a youtube video of Dwight Eisenhower after JFK assassination:

Eisenhower Speaks About Murder of JFK (1963)

I was interested about his recommendation that the nation stand behind

the government ---- >>>> ( be united )

So he was facing the situation, like " we have a problem ",,, and how

do we respond,,,, we come together, we are united ... this is the source

of our strength in a difficult time.

My point is that in the arena of problem solving, having diverse

perspectives pays off.  Very rarely does a " first solutions " take,

because they are often issued as expediency, a stop gap measure,

only gradually do you reach the point of a more permanent and

complete solution.

So I suggest as I have throughout this blog that attempts to

reach solutions which involve very diverse opinions is a genuinely

good thing, and we should not limit ourselves to say a liberal

or conservative view point, nor should we presuppose one

perspective to be superior to another, because, we are facing

a situation in the moment, in the present, which might require

one or the other perspective and sometimes both.

But most important the diverse perspectives allow for the 

testing of potential solutions before the phase of implementation.

That testing would perhaps be only in the form of an idea, yet

the benefits of that idea may lead to a strategy to prevent

difficulties arising in the future.

Also,,,, it should be quite clear to most people that an analysis

is not the same as a solution.  An analysis speaks to the problem

of course, but may not and probably should not imply the solution.

 And it's not easy.  And it does require efforts.  And it is a difficult

and time consuming task, and in fact the preparation for that task,

in itself is difficult and requires varieties of skills which includes

clarity of thought and judgement and should involve the

best evidences and information available to assist in that process.