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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