Info-Activity Method in Problem Solving

The purpose of the research is to propose a new method of human problems solving that better correlates with ways humans solve problems historically. I notice that most human problems appear and solved during human action and in the form of information processing. It is suggested to research and reproduce humans behavior of performing activity, especially one related to activity problem formulation, problem-solving and using results for changes in activity. Article named this method info-activity method of problem-solving. Its essence consists in the explicit representation of human problems to be solved during the activity as the informational artifacts, processes of determining the answers to relevant questions about activity in changing conditions as informational actions and obtained due to problem solving information application in activity as outcome of problem solving. Problem answers definition can take various forms, such as of a search, synthesis, prediction, and justification of answers to the problem question. As a result of the approach application, it should be possible to automatically solve pragmatic problems (i.e. problems that arise during activity) that are usually solved by humans. Directions for further research suggested. It is shown that the use of the proposed method can significantly increase the number of problems solved.