Boundary Examination Technique

The objective of this technique is to restructure assumptions (boundaries to our thinking) and provide new ways of looking at the problem. Another way of thinking about this situation is to try to suspend assumptions. Strengths of this technique: • Producing more provocative problem definitions. • Clarifying often indistinguishable problem boundaries. • Demonstrating the importance of formulating flexible problem definitions. • Coping with management teams that are overly precise in their problem definitions.