A quote has been banging around in my head for a week now:
A problem well defined is half solved.
Genius.
So often we’re tempted to find a fix without first understanding the problem and then a lot of time is wasted realising we don’t really understand the problem to solve.
Make sure to clearly state the problem simply (which is what Einstein says is the hardest thing to do) and then get stuck in on some solutions brainstorming.