6 Steps to a Solution 1. The Question 2. The Facts 3. The Picture What question do I need to answer? 2. The Facts What do I know? What is missing that I need to answer the question? 3. The Picture How can I represent the question and the facts visually? 4. The Plan What steps can I take to answer the question? 5. The Action Now the fun part…on the back of the sheet, use The Facts and The Picture with The Plan to answer The Question! 6. The Check Does my solution answer the question? Is my solution reasonable? Dan Mulligan, 2011