1. SpeedWork
A sideways look at the implications of speed
Ray Poynter, Vision Critical
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2. Who travelled the furthest today?
Each table to find out who travelled the furthest.
As soon as you work out who that person is, they should stand up.
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3. Who has the biggest house number?
Each person
On your notepad, write your house number – if your house does not have a
number write 0. If you are in a flat, just use the building number.
When I call now, show your number to the rest of your table, the one with the
highest number stand up.
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4. What do the faster systems lose?
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5. Mental Maths
As soon as you have an answer to the problem below, stand up
99 times 21
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6. Mental Maths
As soon as you have an answer to the problem below, stand up
100 times 20
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7. Carl Friedrich Gauss
A stressed out teacher tried to distract an eager Gauss by telling him to
add the numbers 1 to 100, 18th Century
But he did it in seconds, because the saw the ‘trick’
0 + 100 = 100
1 + 99 = 100
2 + 98 = 100
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48 + 52 = 100
49 + 51 = 100
So, 50 sets of 100 = 5000
Don’t forget the 50 (we stopped at 49 and 51 remember)
Total = 5050
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8. Bat and Ball
Listen to the question, as soon as you have the answer,
write it down and stand up.
A man buys a bat and ball
Together they cost ₤1.10
The bat costs one pound more than the ball
How much does the ball cost?
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9. Add together the following numbers
One thousand
Forty
One thousand
Thirty
One thousand
Twenty
One thousand
Ten
Write down your answer
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10. Three closing thoughts
1. Structure can make things faster, especially if things
can be done in parallel
2. Simplifying can make things faster
3. Don’t let System 1 jump in when System 2 is needed
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11. The Need for Speed
A 360º review of the way speed is changing and shaping business
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