Problem Definition
Problem Definition
Join us to hear from Beth Noveck, chief innovation officer for the State of New Jersey, about how clearly articulating the problems and root causes of projects that you work on can help you rethink how to address those projects.
- Learn how clearly articulating the problems and root causes of projects that you work on can help you rethink how to address those projects
- Learn how to narrow an issue down to a more readily actionable smaller problem by hypothesizing why a problem is occurring and identifying its root causes
Beth Simone Noveck
Founder of InnovateUS and Director, Burnes Center for Change and the GovLab
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