Identifying The Problem

Decision making begins with identifying the problem. This statement might sound trivial, but how many times do we as decision makers confuse the symptoms as the problem? Our thought process has to be as deliberate as an antibiotic and not only cure part of the problem like an over the counter drug? How can we advance Professional Military Education to better problem identification skills? In irregular warfare scenarios, what appears to be the problem is actually only a fraction of the problem. Let me know what you think.