The solution-focused therapeutic model was developed inductively rather than deductively. de Shazer and others spent countless hours observing live and recorded therapy sessions at the Milwaukee center and took note of any behavioral or verbal interactions that led to positive therapeutic change in their clients' lives. Unlike traditional approaches in psychotherapy where it is common practice to unearth and analyze clients' past history in order to develop any kind of solution, solution-focused therapists view the process of therapeutic change in a very different way. In de Shazer's words, although "the causes of problems may be extremely complex, their solutions need not be