Business problem networking system and tool

1. A system for identifying and visualizing one or more interrelationships occurring amongst a plurality of business problems, the system comprising:

a business problem repository configured to store a plurality of business problem statements, wherein each business problem statement comprises a plurality of components;

a connection engine coupled to the business problem repository and configured to

determine one or more connections for each business problem statement among the plurality of business problem statements by comparing pairs of business problem statements, including applying a one-to-one comparison scheme to compare respective components associated with each pair of business problem statements,

generate component connection scores for each comparison based on a degree of matching between the respective components being compared,

generate a cumulative connection score for each of the one or more connections for each business problem statement by adding the component connection scores, wherein the cumulative connection score indicates a strength of a connection between a pair of business problem statements, and

assign a weight to each of the one or more connections based on a difference between the cumulative connection score and a threshold value;

a connections repository coupled to the connection engine and configured to store the one or more connections and corresponding connection scores and weights for each of the one or more connections associated with each business problem statement in one or more connection tables;

a categorization engine coupled to the business problem repository and the connections repository and configured to

assign a rank to each business problem statement based on frequency scores calculated for the plurality of business problem statements using the one or more connection tables, and

group each business problem statement into a cluster based on cluster values and a gain value calculated for the plurality of business problem statements;

a visualization engine coupled to the connections repository and configured to generate a visual representation of a business problem network, wherein the business problem network comprises a plurality of nodes coupled to each other in an interconnected pattern using a plurality of connections, each node representing a single business problem statement, each node being assigned a size based on the rank assigned to the single business problem statement, a color based on the cluster into which the single business problem statement is grouped, and position coordinates, and each connection having a thickness based on the weight assigned thereto; and

a display device coupled to the visualization engine and configured to display the visual representation of the business problem network to a user via a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface enables the user to select a node of interest for solving a specific business problem from among the plurality of nodes in the business problem network, and automatically highlights any nodes and connections associated with the selected node,

wherein the visual representation of the business problem network enables the user to visualize interrelationships, connection strength, and relative importance among the plurality of business problem statements based on the plurality of connections, the size, the color, and the position coordinates assigned to each node, and the thickness of each connection.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of components for each business problem statement include any of a name or a title of a business problem, a description of the business problem, one or more keywords associated with the business problem, a situation in which the business problem occurs, one or more key questions related to the business problem, one or more complications arising in defining the business problem, a desired state of the business problem, one or more factors that directly or indirectly contribute to defining the business problem, a plurality of hypotheses associated with the business problem, and combinations thereof, and

each business problem statement is tagged with parameters including any of vertical, horizontal, business type, problem type, custom category, other relevant metrics, and combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connection engine is configured to attribute a direction to the connection between two business problem statements using a directionality table.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more connection tables further comprise the direction for each connection associated with each business problem statement.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visualization engine further comprising a search engine configured to search the plurality of business problem statements based on search string provided by the user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visualization engine is further configured to filter the plurality of business problem statements based on one or more parameters selected by the user.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visualization engine is further configured to generate a preview of the plurality of business problem statements stored in the business problem repository.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visualization engine is further configured to download the plurality of business problem statements stored in the business problem repository to a specified computing device.

9. A business problem networking tool for identifying and visualizing one or more interrelationships occurring amongst a plurality of business problems, the business problem networking tool comprising:

at least one memory configured to store computer-readable instructions and program data including a plurality of business problem statements and one or more connection tables, wherein each business problem statement comprises a plurality of components; and

one or more processors configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to

determine one or more connections for each business problem statement among the plurality of business problem statements by comparing pairs of business problem statements, including applying a one-to-one comparison scheme to compare respective components associated with each pair of business problem statements;

generate component connections scores for each comparison based on a degree of matching between the respective components being compared;

generate a cumulative connection score for each of the one or more connections for each business problem statement by adding the component connection scores, wherein the cumulative connection score indicates a strength of a connection between a pair of business problem statements;

assign a weight to each of the one or more connections based on a difference between the cumulative connection score and a threshold value;

store the one or more connections and corresponding connection scores and weights for each of the one or more connections associated with each business problem statement in the one or more connection tables;

assign a rank to each business problem statement based on frequency scores calculated for the plurality of business problem statements using the one or more connection tables;

group each business problem statement into a cluster based on cluster values and a gain value calculated for the plurality of business problem statements;

generate a visual representation of a business problem network comprising a plurality of nodes coupled to each other in an interconnected pattern using a plurality of connections, each node representing a single business problem statement among a plurality of business problem statements, each node being assigned a size based on the rank assigned to the single business problem statement, a color based on the cluster into which the single business problem statement is grouped, and position coordinates, and each connection having a thickness based on the weight assigned thereto;

generate an interactive user interface configured to display the visual representation of the business problem network to a user, enable the user to select a node of interest representing a business problem statement for solving a specific business problem from among the plurality of nodes in the business problem network, and automatically highlight any nodes and connections associated with the selected node,

wherein the visual representation of the business problem network enables the user to visualize interrelationships, connection strength, and relative importance among the plurality of business problem statements based on the plurality of connections, the size, the color, and the position coordinates assigned to each node, and the thickness of each connection;

generate a filter interface configured to enable the user to filter the plurality of business problem statements based on one or more parameters selected by the user; and

generate a library configured to enable the user to search the plurality of business problem statements based on a search string provided by the user.

10. The business problem networking tool of claim 9 , wherein the interactive user interface is configured to enable the user to create a new business problem network using a plurality of business problem statements stored in a business problem repository.

11. The business problem networking tool of claim 9 , wherein the interactive user interface is further configured to display the visual representation of the business problem network in the form of a constellation of stars.

12. The business problem networking tool of claim 9 , wherein the interactive user interface is configured to enable the user to examine a plurality of components associated with the selected business problem statement.

13. The business problem networking tool of claim 10 , wherein the interactive user interface is further configured to generate a preview of the plurality of business problem statements stored in the business problem repository.

14. The business problem networking tool of claim 9 , wherein the library is configured to be updated at regular intervals with a plurality of new business problem statements created by a plurality of users.