Creating problems by problem solving: A conversation on how “single problem focus” can ignore or even cascade into undesired, and potentially harmful acoustical issues

Abstract

A significant part of our profession is translation. It is far too easy to provide the exact right answer to the wrong question and the right solutions are often beyond the problem presented. This conversation will discuss cases where misunderstanding or misleading information was followed by folks asking the wrong question. These examples did or could have resulted in unsatisfactory outcomes at best and deadly outcomes at worst.