V Skill HF-D1.5-005 transversal 7 skills

Problem reframing

Questions the original problem statement and reformulates the question, so that different and better solutions come into view.

How hrmforce measures this

Multiple exercises, multiple assessors, dimension-wise scoring.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Asks which problem the assignment actually has to solve before the work is started. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Reformulates a client question into two variants, puts both forward and makes the difference in consequences clear. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Shifts the problem statement of an organisation wide issue, substantiates the new framing and brings directors along in that different view. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
V	Reformulating the problem statement Problem reframing · Restating the problem	Rewrites the question with different words and boundaries so that other solutions come into view.	rising
V	Uncovering the question behind the question Question behind the question · Underlying need	Uncovers which goal or interest the client really has behind the question as asked.	rising
V	Challenging assumptions in the brief Challenging the brief · Hidden solution	Exposes which solution is already hidden in the brief and tests whether that assumption holds.	rising
V	Reframing from another viewpoint Perspective shift · Stakeholder reframe	Describes the same problem from the viewpoint of another party and compares the consequences.	rising
V	Widening or narrowing the problem Widening scope · Narrowing scope	Deliberately shifts the boundary of the issue to see which solution space then appears.	rising
V	Formulating how might we questions How might we questions · Design question	Turns a bottleneck into an open design question that leaves room for several solution directions.	rising
V	Turning a symptom question into a cause question Symptom to cause reframe	Replaces a question about the visible nuisance with a question about the underlying cause.	rising