Strategic Statement: The interviewer may want to know how you go about solving problems.
Sample Response: I am a fan of employing the scientific method to thinking-out problems and coming up with potential solutions. The first step is to simply state the observation of the problem, from which you can form a hypothesis as to why the problem exists. The hypothesis needs to be ‘tested’ (either activity-based or research-based), and from those test results a solution can be arrived at. I once had a class full of students who could not arrive on time. My hypothesis was that parking was a problem. Either the location of the class was in a congested area or the scheduling for the class was at congested time. Both seemed to be a factor, and moving the location of the class was something that was relatively easily accomplished. Problem solved!