How to deliberately and systematically improve nearly anything dramatically
Dramatic improvement in innovation speed and quality using the AGI technique
This post is the second of a three-part mini-series presenting common Goal|Problem|Solution (GPS) patterns, to help you get a feel for the power of the GPS tool.
My previous post was on the Complex Decision-Making GPS. This one is on one of the Deliberate Genius GPS’s: Alternative Generation and Integration (AGI). Continue reading “6f. GPS 2: Deliberate Outside-The-Box Thinking”
Dramatic improvement in decision-making performance: insights from the insurance claims goal|problem|solution pattern
In my previous few posts, I shared the discovery of the Fractal (Repeating Pattern) Phenomenon and the development of Systemic (Pattern) Thinking in my Drim (Dramatic Improvement) Journey.
In the next few posts, I’ll show you some Goal|Problem|Solution (GPS) Patterns and an example Systemic GPS Exercise, before resuming my Drim Journey story.
This post presents the GPS pattern for complex decision-making within an insurance claims context – but key elements of it apply to any complex decision-making process. Continue reading “6e. GPS 1: Complex Decision-Making”
Need more time, capacity, energy or intelligence? Defragmenting your time and brain is the best place to start.
The antidote to multitasking is defragmenting time and focus. In most situations, freeing up 50% extra capacity is not that hard, if we apply a few simple techniques rigorously.
There are many ways to defragment our time – and brains. Here is a starting set of them, that we use intuitively when we’re really under pressure, but make a massive difference if used every day – even when we’re not under that much pressure: Continue reading “5b. Defrag Techniques”
Multitasking – though essential – is a productivity and long-term mastery killer. Here’s why.
Multitasking is essential in a multi-dimensional world with many competing priorities and demands.
However, the costs it places on our productivity, lifestyle and mastery are huge (bordering on catastrophic) and largely invisible to us.
This post outlines some of those not-so-obvious costs. The next post will offer some ways to contain and minimise them. Continue reading “5a. The Costs of Multitasking”
Avoidable task-switching and interruptions could be costing you fifty percent of your time and energy.
If you’re busy, unnecessary multitasking is costing you around 50% of your time, energy and long-term capability development. This short series exposes how big the impact is and how to escape a lot of it. Continue reading “5. Free up day a week you don’t even know you’re wasting”
Simple steps to take to reduce flow-time in any situation
Here’s a little more detail on the Flow-Time Reduction Method mentioned in the Flow-Optimise Anything! post. It combines elements of Lean Thinking with the TOC Production and Critical Chain solutions. Continue reading “4b. Flow-Time Reduction”
Simple steps to take to accelerate flow in any situation
Here’s a little more detail on the Flow-Rate Acceleration Method (minor refinements on the Goldratt/TOC method). Continue reading “4a. Flow-Rate Acceleration”
Flow is key to nearly every situation. Improving flow dramatically improves the situation dramatically. It’s quicker and easier than you think.
There are two dimensions to optimising flow:
They’re closely related – and affect each other – but are not the same thing. Continue reading “4. Flow-Optimise Anything!”
