When Lean Thinking is Not Enough!

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

A3 Lean Thinking
Team: Date:
Title/Theme:

Background/Definition:

Current Conditions:

Target:

Determine Cause/Analysis:

Countermeasures: Implementation: Follow-up: Plan Do Check Act

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

Overarching Principle:
Creative Thinking separate from Critical Thinking
Productive 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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