problem-framing-canvas

Problem framing is the process of exploring the problem space before proposing solutions. You need a canvas for it during discovery workshops to ensure cross-functional stakeholder alignment and prevent rushing into building features.

Facilitate a problem framing workshop by guiding stakeholders through the three phases: Look Inward, Look Outward, and Reframe, using structured prompts to generate a refined problem statement and an actionable HMW statement.

The MITRE canvas addresses bias awareness by structuring the problem exploration process across Look Inward, Look Outward, and Reframe phases, ensuring broader perspectives and equity-driven framing before committing to a specific solution.

Yes, you can use problem framing to align cross-functional teams on a vague problem by applying structured phase-specific activities that restate the problem clearly and output a unifying How Might We statement.

The best way to generate an actionable How Might We statement is to run a three-phase problem framing session that explores the problem space inward and outward before reframing the issue into a targeted, actionable question.

Yes, the problem framing canvas requires a facilitator workflow to manage the structured prompts, drive phase-specific activities, and synthesize the final problem restatement and HMW output effectively.