# The TIPS method #permanentnote ## Source - [[Strategic Blue]] ## Keywords (topics and howto) - [[topic - information management]] - [[topic - communicate effectively]] - [[how to be a better writer]] - [[how to be a better communicator]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - cracker method]] - [[zt - Using the six thinking hats]] some of the elements look very much like the hats of the six thinking hats ## Notes Too often smart people find an elegant solution then build the problem, without checking if the problem is real and for whom. Selling a solution for a problem that does not really exist is a perfect way to fail. So here comes the TIPS method DO the following steps by thinking as the customer, so as to first look for a problem, then use your brains to find solutions. - First look for **Trends**; the facts, what you really know. - Then move to **Implications** that are consequences that can be deduced from the facts. This can be a set of problems. - The P stands for **Possibilites** what would help? - Finally look for **Solutions**