The difference between focus on the issue and focus on Solutions

 

Case 1
When NASA sent astronauts into space, they found that the pen was not used in zero gravity (ink will not be drawn out). To solve this problem, they do research for a little over a decade and a cost of $ 12 million.
They designed a pen that can be used in zero gravity, facing upwards, even in the water, on any surface (including glass) and cold temperature 300 degrees Celsius below zero.
And What are the Russians doing?
They use pencils ......
Case 2
One of the most famous case studies in Japanese management is the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in Japan's largest cosmetics company.
The company received complaints from consumers that they buy soap and found it empty. Immediately plunge the complaint directly to the field to the product packaging. Product packaging is part of the production line last before heading to the delivery of the product. They then discovered that there was an empty soap boxes that passed the packaging, with some reason. Management then asked its engineers to solve this problem. The engineers immediately conduct research. They worked very hard and finally found the X-ray machine with high resolution which is operated by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed, to ensure that the soap box is not empty. No doubt about the results they achieve. They have worked very hard and fast, but they also cost quite a bit.
At the other place, a company with a much smaller scale found similar problems. But they do not use X-Ray machines are very complicated. They are trying to split in different ways. They buy a special fan that is very strong and placed at a point on the packaging. Once the fan is turned on, each soap box passed the fan is empty and it will soon be flying in the wind.
What is the message of the above two cases?
Find all possible solutions to simple problems. Start learning to focus on solutions, not problems.