The Primary Flow Lever Patterns

Every challenging situation or thing is a flow-system - & so benefits from the application of counter-intuitive dramatic improvement flow-improvement patterns.

The Primary Flow Lever Patterns

1. Flow-RATE Acceleration is increasing the volume produced by the situation or thing per time.
2. Flow-TIME Reduction is reducing how long it takes to produce each outcome or thing.
3. Flow-QUALITY Optimisation is improving the value of what's produced.
4. Flow-COST Containment is reducing how much investment is required.
5. Mental Flow-STATE Enablement is deliberately jumping into and remaining in a mental flow-state.

Flow-Rate Acceleration

A set of simple, counter-intuitive steps to improve the flow-rate of any system, process, programme, situation or thing dramatically.

Flow-Rate Acceleration

1. Draw the flow.
2. Identify the end-to-end bottleneck.
3. Optimise the bottleneck for performance.
4. Introduce QC immediately before the bottleneck.
5. Choke the inflow to match the bottleneck's.
6. Buffer the bottleneck to protect it.
7. Introduce pre- and post-processing.
8. Add bottleneck capacity.

Flow-Time Reduction

Set of counter-intuitive steps to reduce the cycle-time of any system, process, programme or situation.

Flow-Time Reduction

Flow-time is related to, but distinct from flow-rate. Flow-rate affects flow-time, but there are other things that contribute to flow-time, including:

1. Rework time.
2. Wait-time.
3. Setup-time.
4. Processing time.
5. Curing time.
6. Travel-time.

Flow-Quality Optimisation

A set of simple, counter-intuitive steps to enhance the quality of any system, process,  programme, situation or thing - dramatically.

Flow-Quality Optimisation

The cost of perfection is infinite, so the objective is to optimise quality, rather than to maximise it.

1. Assess the target against the primary quality dimensions (Performance|Features|Reliability| Conformance|Durability|Serviceability|Aesthetics|
   Perception)
2. Draw the quality flow-system for each dimension.
3. Identify the key intervention point to improve/ degrade quality.
4. Intervene in stages.

Flow-Cost Containment

A set of simple, counter-intuitive steps to reduce the cost of any system, process,  programme, situation or thing dramatically.

Flow-Cost Containment

The opportunity for cost reduction is limited to zero, so the objective is to contain rather than minimise costs to avoid compromising Flow-Rate, -Time, -Quality and -State)

1. Identify the primary cost contributors, like Labour|Materials|Waste|Services|Utilities|Inventory |Advertising|Sales in the direct and indirect fixed, variable, extraordinary etc categories (e.g. TIMWOOD).
2. Draw the cost flow-system and identify ways of containing cost at the ideal intervention points.

Flow-State Enablement

Free up time and energy lost (easily a day a week) in seemingly unavoidable multitasking.

Gain not only time and throughput, but also increased customer satisfaction and & accelerated capability & collaboration, in the process.

Flow-State Enablement

Defragment your Time & Focus, to reduce the task-interleaving effect, the task-switching overhead, the parallel processing overhead, pfc bypass, accelerated neurochemical depletion & arrested capability development.

Here is a starting set of simple techniques for reducing the seemingly unavoidable costs multitasking:

1. Task Completion.
2. Task Batching.
3. FocusTimes.
4. Interruption Windows.
5. Scheduled Catch-Ups.
6. Interruption Processing Slots.
7. Cognitive Momentum Caching.

Here's a starting set of solutions for engineering the ideal mental state

1. Define the ideal state: Motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, confident, focused, resourceful, masterful.
2. Diagnose & address the current state: pathology; physical, physiology, cogntiive, emotional, relational, philosophical. (table, with score)
3. Use the techniques for engineering the desired state, by addressing each foundational current state immediately & over time.

Defrag

Free up time and energy lost (easily a day a week) in seemingly unavoidable multitasking.

Gain not only time and throughput, but also increased customer satisfaction and accelerated capability and collaboration, in the process.

Defrag

1. Task Completion: Complete tasks before switching.
2. Task Batching: Batch similar tasks together.
3. FocusTimes: Schedule times to work uninterrupted.
4. Interruption Windows: Publish ideal interruption times.
5. Scheduled Catch-Ups: For co-workers.
6. Interruption Processing Slots: Times for working on non-urgent stuff that comes up.
7. Mental Bookmarking: Record next steps before switching.

TAP (Time Allocation Planning)

Allocate your time and energy in proportions that make the most sense and deliver the best end-to-end benefit.

TAP (Time Allocation Planning)

We tend to allocate our time, focus and energy to what we can make the most difference to, rather than what will make the most end-to-end difference.

1. List the activities that currently take up your week.
2. Estimate how much of your time each takes up.
3. Add important activities that aren't even on the list.
4. Determine the ideal time and energy allocation.
5. Calculate the difference between them.
6. Use Deliberate Genius to develop strategies for migrating from current to ideal allocation.

Attituning

Teaser.

Attituning

There are two primary sub-dimensions to flow-state engineering: Defragmenting Time & Focus & Attittuning:

Here is a starting set of simple techniques for reducing the seemingly unavoidable costs multitasking:

Here's a starting set of solutions for engienering the ideal mental state

1. Task Completion.
2. Task Batching.
3. FocusTimes.
4. Interruption Windows.
5. Scheduled Catch-Ups.
   1. Define the ideal state: Motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, confident, focused, resourceful, masterful.
   2. Use the techniques for engineering that state.
   3. Diagnose the current state: pathology; physical, physiology, cogntiive, emotional, relational, philosophical.

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Drîm Motivation

We know that motivation is crucial to performance, but struggle to become - and stay - motivated and struggle to motivate others and keep them motivated.

Drîm Motivation

The key to becoming and remaining motivated - and regaining it if we lose it - is to become good at deliberately creating the crucible conditions for motivation:

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   Proactively Assess your current levels of motivation and Review a purpose-built collection of motivating thoughts, including inspirational quotes, words and notes of encouragement and recognition and clear statements about your mission in life to reinforce the gounded and realistic perspective needed to remain motivated.

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2. Foundation Check.
3. Clear the Decks.
4. Get Perspective
5. No Dementors!
7. Connect to Meaning.
8. Size the task to your appetite, aptitude and energy.
9. Deliberately build confidence.
10. Build momentum over time.

The secret to sustainable motivation is to determine and connect with what is most meaningful - to ourselves and others - within the context.  And then keep reminding ourselves of the connection.