As you can see, the STAIR process does provide some guidelines for thinking about a problem, but it is not a rigid technique. You will have to find your own variations that work well with the way you visualize and think. Many times you will find yourself not needing the entire process. The STAIR convention is a tool which may supplement your natural problem-solving processes when they are insufficient to solve your particular problem. It can also be used to help you organize your natural problem solving processes.