Let us start with a proven story that shows how small problems develop into big ones. The Butterfly Effect of organizational problems
For want of a battle the country was lost
For want of a nail the shoe was lost
For want of a horse the soldier was lost
For want of a soldier the message was lost
For want of a message the battle was lost
For want of a shoe the horse was lost
Country
Battle
Soldier
Shoe
Nail
5-Whys
5-Whys
5-Whys
5-Whys
5-Whys
Another idea is to apply Fibonacci numbers
sequence on layers
Country
Battle
Soldier
Shoe
Nail
1-Whys
5-Whys
3-Whys
2-Whys
1-Whys
Another idea is to apply Fibonacci numbers
sequence on layers in Reverse Order from the Previous Slide
Country
Battle
Soldier
Shoe
Nail
5-Whys
1-Why
1-Whys
2-Whys
3-Whys
Insistence on managing organizations like machines Copernicus dilemma when he declared that the earth rotates Aristotle theory all matter being made of the four elements: fire, water, earth, and air. And the list goes on
Past
Opinions
Beliefs
History
Successes
Today Distant Future
Near Future
Organizations must have the capacity to respond to change and disorder by reorganizing themselves and NOT sticking to the past
Behave
Adapt Evolve
Trust each other. Exchange information Meet customers' needs.
Routine Work
High Value Work
In Between
Work
Focusing on the present fool us to remember the life cycle of products and services
The joy of today could be the sorrow of tomorrow
High Value Work
Medium Value Work
Routine Work
Don’t change purpose
Change Change when
needed
Like onion, the outmost layer is the one that is
exposed greatly to change
Living organizations grow and adapt
towards a purpose