When Lean Thinking is
Not Enough!
Based on the book
Think Better by Tim Hurson
Lean Thinking is Reproductive
Old way of Thinking
Perceive a Problem
Pick a Solution
Do Something
Team: Date:Title/Theme:
Background/Definition: Current Conditions:
Target:
Determine Cause/Analysis:
Countermeasures: Implementation:
Follow-up:
PlanDo
Check
Act
A3 Lean Thinking
Lean Thinking is Reproductive
Kaizen has limits:
Incremental improvements produce learned thoughts
Will achieve predictable results
Viewed from sum of parts (Breakdown Problem)
Lean Thinking needs Productive
Tenkaizen is needed:
Means good revolution
Rather than reproduce old, produces new
Coping with change and creating change
Productive Thinking
Overarching Principle:
Creative Thinking separate from Critical Thinking
Productive Thinking
Creative Thinking:
Generative
Non – Judgemental
Expansive
Productive Thinking
Critical Thinking:
Analytical
Judgemental
Selective
Need Both Types of Thinking
Reproductive Thinking:
Valuable when Consequences of failure are high.
Productive Thinking:
Valuable when Consequences of failure are low
Successful Productive Thinking
Requires you to stay in the Question:
Okay w Ambiguous
Okay with Uncertainty
Okay with not Knowing
Productive Thinking Model
What’s going on?
What’s success
What’s the question?
Generate Answers
Forge the Solution
Align resources
Theory: What’s going on?
Theory: What’s success?
Theory: What’s the question?
Theory: Generate Answers
Theory: Forge the Solution
Theory: Align resources
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
Thinking Better
Based on the book
Think Better by Tim Hurson
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