Problem tree slide template
• This template helps you visualise your problem
analysis. Slide 2 provides an example, and Slide
3 is an empty slide template for your use.
• How to use the slide tempate:
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Write your problem statement in the middle
Write causes in the bubbles above
Write effects in the bubbles below
Use callouts to add comments
NB: the bubbles are connected with ’connector lines’, so
you can move them and they will keep ’stuck’ to ’the
problem’
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EXAMPLE
who would they trust?
neighbours? local energy
agency? detached housing
association?
Low
investment
cost for
electric &
oil heating
Lack of
information
on life cycle
costs
Lack of
knowledge/
trust in
efficient
solutions
bank needs to be
involved?
who
defines?
contractors?
Lack of
finances
(home
loans used
for other
things)
This is the
standard
way of
building
Causes
building
inspector?
Lack of
stringent
building
code
Old houses with oil
& electric heating
Effects
High
demand for
electricity/oil
High CO2
emissions
vs. commitments to
reduce
nice for the
utility? or a
problem?
High living
costs for
homeowners
(current/
future)
impact of
investment on
property value?
Target for
national
energy
efficiency
measures
EMPTY ’TEMPLATE’
Causes
Problem
statement
Effects