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A Heuristic
?Heuristic: a procedure that provides aid or direction in the solution of a problem.
An example of a heuristic is the ‘McMaster
Five-Point Strategy’.*
Define the
Problem
Generate
Solutions
Decide the
Course of Action
Implement the
Solution
Evaluate the
Solution
“If you don’t know where
you’re going, you’ll
probably wind up
somewhere else.”
- Yogi Berra
*McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario
1st
400 AD, the Greek,
Pappas, defined heuristics
as the science of making
discoveries and inventions.