# problem solving notes and ideas related to problem solving, especially as it relates to the [[! creative process]]. Defining a problem and finding solutions is [[aesthetics are secondary|more important than aesthetics]]. > Design is the process of understanding the problems, and the rendering of solutions…Solving the problem is actually done in the learning part of the process, not in the execution part which is simply the rendering of the output. You learn about the problem, gain the knowledge about it, decide how to solve it, and only then solve it. > > — [Dragan Babić](https://draganbabic.com/blog/what-is-design/) --- tags: #creativity #process home: [[! creative process]]