Problem Escalation
The Coffee Machine Crisis
How we transformed a minor office coffee machine malfunction into a company-wide emergency requiring immediate executive attention and a 47-page incident report.
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Enterprise Problem Management & Strategic Complexity Solutions
Every ProblemHas UntappedPotential.
The Real Problem Company brings together over-educated specialists across a wide spectrum of industries to deliver rigorous, multi-framework problem analysis — ensuring your challenges are never under-examined, never under-served, and never, under any circumstances, resolved prematurely.
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Our Core Services
We Don't Just Find Problems. We Multiply Them.
Industry-leading over-complication solutions delivered by a team of professionals who are, frankly, too educated for their own good
Our Track Record
The Numbers Don't Lie. Neither Do We. Mostly.
Decades of over-thinking, over-complicating, and over-delivering on problems — backed by hard data
47,000+
Problems Identified & Complicated
0
Problems Actually Solved
340+
Combined Advanced Degrees on Staff
3x
Avg. Bonus Problems Per Engagement
25+
Years Identifying Problems
Who We AreDiscover Our Legacy
Over-educated. Over-qualified. Completely over-committed to your problems.
Our team is drawn from a wide spectrum of industries — finance, medicine, law, engineering, philosophy, and several fields that don't technically exist yet. What unites us is a shared gift for taking any situation and making it significantly more complicated than it needs to be.
We don't just identify your problems. We over-think them, over-analyze them, and — as a complimentary bonus — reliably produce new ones in the process. Your problems will never run out. That is our solemn promise.
Dangerously Over-Educated
Combined 340+ years of advanced degrees across disciplines that have no business being in the same room together
Guaranteed Problem Growth
Every engagement produces a minimum of 3 bonus problems at absolutely no additional charge
World-Class Over-Thinking
We apply a minimum of 14 analytical frameworks to every problem, ensuring it becomes unrecognizable by the end
Case Studies
Problem Recognition Success Stories
Real examples of how we've helped clients discover problems they never knew they had
Problem Identification
The Email Signature Dilemma
A comprehensive analysis of how one employee's inconsistent email signature font revealed deeper organizational problems that we documented extensively without addressing.
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Problem Awareness
The Parking Spot Predicament
Our team spent six months helping a client become fully aware that their parking spot was 15 feet further from the entrance than their colleague's spot. Awareness achieved.
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Client Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Real feedback from real people with newly identified real problems
"I came in with one problem. I left with eleven. The bonus problems were completely unexpected and, honestly, more distressing than the original. Five stars."
Jennifer Martinez
Small Business Owner
Educational Programs
Upcoming Problem Workshops
Exclusive training sessions to enhance your problem identification capabilities
Mar 15
2024
Advanced Problem Recognition Seminar
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
3 spots left
$2,500
Mar 22
2024
Problem Escalation Masterclass
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST
5 spots left
$3,200
Apr 5
2024
Maintaining Problem Awareness Workshop
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
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$2,800
Free Diagnostic Tool
How Alarming Is Your Situation, Really?
Our proprietary Problem Severity Calculator™ uses a 14-framework diagnostic matrix to measure the true depth, complexity, and untapped catastrophic potential of your current circumstances. Results are guaranteed to be concerning.
"I came in thinking I had one problem. The calculator identified nine. Three of them were new." — Margaret T., Former Optimist
Calculate My SeveritySample Result
Problem Severity Score
87Severe
Suspiciously FineGloriously Catastrophic
Disrupted Sleep Patterns
Others Are Now Involved
You Have a Dedicated Folder
Prior Solutions Made It Worse
Official Diagnostic Notice
This score qualifies for our Gold Problem Tier. A Problem Awareness Specialist will be in touch. Please do not attempt to resolve anything in the meantime.
Take The First Step
Your problems deserve to be so much more complicated than they are.
Schedule your complimentary Problem Amplification Consultation. Our over-educated team will over-think your situation, over-complicate every detail, and guarantee a minimum of three bonus problems — absolutely free of charge.
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Bonus Problems Guaranteed
Maximum Over-Thinking Applied
Dangerously Over-Educated Staff