On August 14, 2003, a power failure caused millions of
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On August 14, 2003, a power failure caused millions of
people in the northeastern and midwestern United States and eastern Canada to
lose their electricity. A few days later, after most people had their
electricity restored, experts still did not know why the power failure had
occurred and said it would take weeks to determine the cause. Imagine that you
are a member of a special commission that has the task of solving this problem,
or some other major problem. How could the processes described in this chapter
be applied to finding a solution? What would the shortcomings of these
processes be for solving this kind of problem?

Dr. Saloni · Accepted Answer

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Problem Solving
Problems in daily life can be large or small, complex or simple, difficult or easy. It would require over a week to determine the cause of the power cut. This problem is complex, large, and extremely challenging to solve. A problem may be resolved based on its nature. This problem can be solved from the Gestaltist perspective. The Gestaltists outlined reasoning as problem-solving (Glatzeder et al., 2010). 
This problem can be addressed by recognising it in every context and complexity. It necessitates a structural knowledge of a problem. Thus,

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