8. Good Problem Solvers know
Types of Thinking they need
Breakthrough
Incremental
How much time they have
9. 2 Types of Thinking Needed
Reproductive Thinking:
Valuable when Consequences of
failure are high (Incremental).
Productive Thinking:
Valuable when Consequences of
failure are low (Breakthrough)
10. Overarching Principles
Creative Thinking (Breakthrough)
is separate from
Critical Thinking (Incremental)
13. LEAN THINKING IS REPRODUCTIVE
Lean Thinking
Perceive a Problem
Pick a Solution
Do Something
14. LEAN THINKING IS REPRODUCTIVE
Kaizen has limits:
Incremental improvements produce
learned thoughts
Will achieve predictable results
Viewed from sum of parts
(Breakdown Problem)
15. Reproductive Thinking Model
Initial Problem Perception
Clarify the Problem
Locate the Point of Concern
Investigation of Root Cause
Countermeasures
Evaluate
Standardize
16. Reproductive Thinking Model
Initial Problem Perception
Clarify the Problem
Locate the Point of Concern
Investigation of Root Cause
Countermeasures
Evaluate
Standardize
17. Reproductive Thinking Model
Initial Problem Perception
Clarify the Problem
Locate the Point of Concern
Investigation of Root Cause
Countermeasures
Evaluate
Standardize
21. You need Productive Thinking
Tenkaizen is needed:
Means good revolution
Rather than reproduce old, produces
new
Coping with change and creating
change
23. Productive Thinking Model
What’s going on?
What’s success
What’s the question?
Generate Answers
Forge the Solution
Align resources
24. Theory: What’s going on?
What's the • Listing
itch? • Clustering
What's the • Concern
impact? • Priority
What's the • Know
information? • Wonder
Who's • Were you & others stand
Involved? • Whose most important
What's the • It would be great
vision? • I wish, If only
25. Theory: What’s success?
Target • Influence, Importance,
Future Imagination
• What do you want it to do
• What to avoid
DRIVE • Resources & Limits
• Measurable Targets &
Nonnegotiable elements
Develop a success criteria
26. Theory: What’s the question?
• How might I
Phrase each
• How might we
problem as a
• Need the right ? to get
question right answer
• Advantages
AIM • Impediments
• Maybes
• Cull (Review, Separate)
C5 - • Cluster
Converging to • Combine
get Question • Clarify
• Choose
27. Theory: Generate Answers
List a long • How else might I
list of
answers • How else might we
Think from other
perspectives
• Cull (Review, Separate)
• Cluster
Use the C5 • Combine
method • Clarify
• Choose
28. Theory: Forge the Solution
Evaluate
Comparison
Refine
Use success • Evaluate each idea against
Criteria • + - not numbers
• Don't Fossilize
Problems • Revaluate criteria
• Positives & Objections
POWER up • What else
solution • Enhancements & Remedies
29. Theory: Align resources
• List Action Steps
• Identify missing steps
Put in order
• Identify People
• Assign steps to people
Identify and record outcomes
• Kanban board
Great Wall of Time
• Calendar
• Energy
• Funds
EFFECT
• Expertise
• Conditions
30. Productive Thinking Model
What’s going on?
What’s success
What’s the question?
Generate Answers
Forge the Solution
Align resources
“All models are wrong. Some are useful!” - George Box
33. Productive Thinking Model
What’s going on?
What’s success
What’s the question?
Generate Answers
Forge the Solution
Align resources
No matter where you are or how much time you have!
34. Productive Thinking Model
What’s going on?
What’s success
What’s the question?
50%
Generate Answers 30%
Forge the Solution
Align resources 20%
35. Reproductive Thinking Model
Initial Problem Perception
Clarify the Problem
Locate the Point of Concern
Investigation of Root Cause
Countermeasures
Evaluate
Standardize
36. Reproductive Thinking Model
Initial Problem Perception
Clarify the Problem
Locate the Point of Concern
Investigation of Root Cause 50%
Countermeasures
30%
Evaluate
Standardize 20%
38. References
Think Better by Tim Hurson
The A3 Workbook by Dan Matthews
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