Originalmente de http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2009/6/28488-answering-the-wrong-questions-is-no-answer/fulltext y http://www.scribd.com/doc/15668800/Communications-of-the-ACM-062009-Vol-52-No-06
falta traducir al español la siguiente cita
A time-honored way of reinforcing a point is by means of a story told as a parable, a fairy tale, or as a joke. One classic example I tell my students:
Two buddies leaving a tavern find a distressed and somewhat inebriated man on his hands and knees in the parking lot, apparently searching for something. They ask him what he has lost, and he replies that he has dropped his keys. He describes the keys, and says if the two men find them they will receive a reward. They begin to help search. Other people come by and they too are drawn into the search. Soon, there is a crowd combing the lot, with an air of competition to see who will be the first to find the keys. Periodically someone informs the crowd of the discovery of a coin or a particularly interesting piece of rock. After a while, one in the crowd stands up and inquires of the fellow who lost his keys, "Say, are you sure you lost your keys out here in the lot?" To which the man replies, "No. I lost them in the alley." Everyone stops to stare at the man. "Well, why the heck are you searching for them here in the parking lot!?" someone exclaimed. To which the man replied, "Well, the light is so much better here. And besides, now I have such good company!"
There are many lessons that can be inferred from this story, but the one I stress with my students is that if they don't properly define the problem, ask the right questions, and search in the proper places, they may have good company and funding, but they shouldn't expect to find what they are really seeking.
Ver DistribuciónDeAguaEnAfghanistán para un ejemplo de este tipo de problemas, así como la falta de definiciones de la TríadaFundamental y de no desarrollar EscenariosDeUso.