Be Visual

Slide 1: Be Visual Aleksejs Busarovs busarov@am.lv

Slide 2: Ishikawa diagram Cause and Effect diagram Fishbone diagram

Slide 3: 2. Brainstorm the major cause categories (the main problem areas). 3. Define minor causes and group them arond major causes. People Environment Methods Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution 1. Write down disered effect on Solution Solution the right. Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Plant Equipment Materials Solution Solution Solution 4. For each minor cause, ask, “How can we make this happen?”

Slide 4: Force field analysis

Slide 5: Worst-case scenario

Slide 6: Best-case scenario

Slide 7: Determine factors

Slide 8: Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 List all the significant factors Factor 5 Factor 6 Factor 7 Factor 8 Factor 9

Slide 9: Make assessment

Slide 10: Worst-case scenario Best-case scenario Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6 Factor 7 Factor 8 Factor 9

Slide 11: Find it!

Slide 12: Pushy Partners

Slide 13: Symbolic representation 1. Write down a statement of the problem. 2. Redefine the problem in terms of basic principles. 3. Insert abstract symbol, which represent the problem. 4. Start free association and draw next symbol. 5. A third symbol suggested by the first or second symbol is drawn and matters proceed in this fashion using free association.

Slide 14: Write down the problem Worst-case scenario Best-case scenario Determine factors Make assessment Solution

Slide 15: Visual brainstorming

Slide 20: Solution construction

Slide 21: Recommended literature

Slide 22: most photos from Flickr under a creative commons license authors indicated in comment page of ppt