1. Problem-solving needs some analytical skills – how useful for highly emotional or non-analytical people?
2. Problem-solving analyses are difficult for people who are feeling overwhelmed or intimidated. Some degree of assertiveness is necessary by a person, representative or tribal member.
3. Problem-solving requires a person to be articulate – to what extent is it a “middle/upper-class” model?
4. Problem-solving involves time, information and transaction costs.
5. Problem-solving works on assumptions that humans know what is “good” for us; and how to achieve those “good” goals and needs. These assumptions are clearly false for some people most of the time; and for all people some of the time.
6. Problem-solving still requires reasonably accurate (expensive and often elusive) information or guesses about “rights”, the various forms of “power”, and “market rates”. Wise decisions require some knowledge of alternatives or fall-back outcomes.
7. Some busy or budget-conscious clients want one stop shopping – process/respect/communication and information and advice.