Apollo 13: focus on solving the problem

Three astronauts were on board when the oxygen tank blasted off when exploring lunar formation as their mission. The oxygen level dropped in their tanks, creating problems for the ship after launch. Circumstances dramatically changed to minimize the use of onboard power by making a free return back to earth. For most of the mission, the crew members had to live in the lunar module while working fast to shut down the command module after transferring guidance information to reenter the earth (Lovell & Kluger, 2006). The crewmembers displayed problem-solving skills that were fast and impossible to predict. They first defined the problem to understand and try to solve it. They used empathy to gain insight into their needs by setting aside their assumptions and relocate to the lunar module. The movie uses a scale model of the spacecraft with speakers and microphones to define the issue. Information gathering was a joint collection after the empathy stage, and the focus was on solving the problem. 

The crewmembers made sure that they solved the issue over the flight director and through the earth’s simulator. The problem statement was inaction to a lifeboat made to last fewer days and holds two people. There was laying down of the issue, and the crew members had to use available tools to reroute oxygen and carbon filters for the safe range of the journey back. They ideated the process through analytical and observation thinking to generate ideas for the Apollo 13 team. After a loud bang, the astronauts asked if they have a problem and communicated to the control center with the phrase originally for a drop of oxygen level in the tank. The crew based in the ground designed a prototype for the astronauts. The procedure and test of the working prototype were relayed for the crewmembers to work. The team evaluated the best practices initiated from the ground to save time as they were on the verge of passing out. Problem-solving was quick profiting all later missions by updating of an additional oxygen tank and removing fans. 

Reference 

Lovell, J., & Kluger, J. (2006). Apollo 13 . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.