Category Archives: Problem-solving

A Sector Under Pressure (On nonprofits, rising need, and a widening gap)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

In April 2026, the Providers’ Council, a Massachusetts human services membership association, and the UMass Donahue Institute published a white paper. It is titled Stretched to Capacity: The Workforce Crisis in Human Services. The title is not a metaphor. It … Continue reading →

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From Process to Practice: Who Runs It and How

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the fifth and final post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” After I published the second post in this series, the one laying out a five-stage problem-solving … Continue reading →

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AI as Problem-Solving Partner: Doing It Right

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the fourth post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” I ended the previous post with a claim that deserves scrutiny: that the real value of AI for … Continue reading →

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The Organizations That Need Problem Solving Most Are the Ones Doing It Least

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the third post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” The first two posts in this series made a general case. Organizations are bad at defining problems. They … Continue reading →

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The Problem-Solving Manifesto

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

(What the Problem-Solving Process Actually Looks Like) This is the second post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” In the first post in this series, I argued that organizations … Continue reading →

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