You get to your car and realize you have lost your keys. So you think of the last time you saw your keys and retrace your steps from that point. You are using the problem-solving technique of to help find your keys.

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You get to your car and realize you have lost your keys. So you think of the last time you saw your keys and retrace your steps from that point. You are using the problem-solving technique of to help find your keys.

a. subgoals

b. working backward

c. analogy

d. sudden insight.

The answer is option (B) working backwards.

Explanation:

Working backwards is a problem-solving technique that is adopted for solving problems which have series of related or traceable events.  To solve such problems one needs to start working from the end to the beginning of the problem.

For example, if you discovered that you have lost the keys to your bike on your way from the bedroom to the garage, you can adopt the Working backwards technique to find the keys by retracing the steps you took from the garage (end) to the bedroom (beginning).

working backwards

Explanation:

You get to your car and realize you have lost your keys. So you think of the last time you saw your keys and retrace your steps from that point. You are using the problem solving technique of WORKING BACKWARDS to help find your keys.

The 'working backwards' method is defined by a focus on the customer need.

Most importantly, working backwards means that features or products will always hold intrinsic value to the customer, as they will be rooted in solving a specific and tangible problem.