Post-It ™ Notes By Tony Osime

Ice Breaker Help yourself to a Post-It Note!

The Inventor’s Story 1 In 1970 Spence Silver Chemist At 3M Wanted A New Strong Glue Ended up Super-weak Not Super-strong It Stuck To Objects But Peeled Off Easily Spencer Silver

In 1970

Spence Silver

Chemist At 3M

Wanted A New Strong Glue

Ended up Super-weak

Not Super-strong

It Stuck To Objects

But Peeled Off Easily

The Inventor’s Story 2 Silver’s adhesive Forms tiny spheres Very sticky Individually Shape Prevents strong bond With attached objects High magnification of Post-It Note gluey surface

Silver’s adhesive

Forms tiny spheres

Very sticky

Individually

Shape

Prevents strong bond

With attached objects

The inventor’s Story 3 One Sunday in 1974 Art Fry New-products developer at 3M Sang in his church choir Art Fry “ I found that the little piece of paper I used to mark the music had fallen out, making me fumble about trying to find the right page.”

One Sunday in 1974

Art Fry

New-products developer at 3M

Sang in his church choir

The Inventor’s Story 4 “ I keep losing my place in my music!” Art Fry, Post-it™ Inventor Illustration by Jennifer Swartzendruber

The Inventor’s Story 5 Dull sermon His mind wandered To the music sheet problem ‘ Flash of insight.’ Eureka! The recently invented adhesive Could make a bookmark Stuck on Removed Without damaging the book

Dull sermon

His mind wandered

To the music sheet problem

‘ Flash of insight.’ Eureka!

The recently invented adhesive

Could make a bookmark

Stuck on

Removed

Without damaging the book

The Inventor’s Story 6 “ We realized that what we had was not just a bookmark, but a new way to communicate or organize information . ” The Post-it® Note was born

Post-It Postscript “ My satisfaction has always been in making things that people really need, but cannot make for themselves. When those things [are still] used after I am gone, it will be as if part of me will live on forever.” The Facilitator’s Legacy?

Welcome ANF Short Course Program

Introduction Course Facilitator Course Objectives Topics Your Objectives Course Schedule Ground Rules Materials/Environment Any Questions? Review

Course Facilitator

Course Objectives

Topics

Your Objectives

Course Schedule

Ground Rules

Materials/Environment

Any Questions?

Course Facilitator Frequently Asked Questions Married? Yes with 3 children Accent? Lived in London 11 years Work? Facilitation Venture Capital (SMEs) Citibank Continental Merchant Bank Why so big? Eat too much? (but don’t worry) Why voice so small? Don’t know How long in facilitation? Part time >10 years Hobbies? No major hobby (love learning) Facilitation Finance BSc. Economics Nigeria Tony Osime Name Specialty Experience Education Based In

Frequently Asked Questions

Married?

Yes with 3 children

Accent?

Lived in London 11 years

Work?

Facilitation

Venture Capital (SMEs)

Citibank

Continental Merchant Bank

Why so big?

Eat too much? (but don’t worry)

Why voice so small?

Don’t know

How long in facilitation?

Part time >10 years

Hobbies?

No major hobby (love learning)

Course Objectives Deeper understanding Ways to use them Lots of tips Share Knowledge Share Experience Generate Insights Post-It Notes Approach

Deeper understanding

Ways to use them

Lots of tips

Share Knowledge

Share Experience

Generate Insights

Topics Principles Techniques Extra Topics Limitations Tips Conclusions

Principles

Techniques

Extra Topics

Limitations

Tips

Conclusions

Your Objectives Your Expectations? Special Challenges? Special Contributions? Special Interests?

Your Expectations?

Special Challenges?

Special Contributions?

Special Interests?

Course Schedule Start Close Breaks Topics Exercises

Start

Close

Breaks

Topics

Exercises

Ground Rules Participation Interaction Confidentiality Mobile Phones Questions Manage Time Have Fun! Review

Participation

Interaction

Confidentiality

Mobile Phones

Questions

Manage Time

Have Fun!

Participation What you put in is what you get out

Interaction Exercises Demonstrations

Exercises

Demonstrations

Confidentiality Keep Confidences?

Mobile Phones Off? Silent? Check Now “ Check each of your five phones please!”

Off?

Silent?

Check Now

Questions Please Ask Questions Any Time Any Aspect

Please Ask Questions

Any Time

Any Aspect

Manage Time Material Time Manage Time Breaks Tangents Controversy

Breaks

Tangents

Controversy

Having Fun Should we? – If so, how? Have Fun

Materials/Environment Course Material Lighting View Sound Temperature Distractions Facilities Safety

Course Material

Lighting

View

Sound

Temperature

Distractions

Facilities

Safety

Transition Time Introduction Understanding Post-It Notes

Key Properties Right Size Easy to attach Easy to detach & reattach

Right Size

Easy to attach

Easy to detach & reattach

Exercise – Last Time I used Post-It Notes When? Where? Why? How? Results? Insights? Problems? Innovations?

Exercise How to peel off a Post-It Note Peeled off backwards Pulled forward diagonally Right Wrong Curls too much Minimum curl

Transition Time Understanding Post-It Notes Principles

Principles – Core Tool: Re-attachable Note Efficiently Manipulate Information With one or many people

Tool: Re-attachable Note

Efficiently

Manipulate

Information

With one or many people

Principles – Process Extract Information Make available to all Manipulate Notes Solutions to problems Review

Extract Information

Make available to all

Manipulate Notes

Solutions to problems

Extract Information From mind to Notes One point per Note Free flowing

From mind to Notes

One point per Note

Free flowing

Open To All Working area Everyone sees all

Working area

Everyone sees all

Manipulate Notes Group them Sort them Relate them

Group them

Sort them

Relate them

Solutions to problems Lists Matrix Trees Maps

Lists

Matrix

Trees

Maps

Transition Time Principles Techniques

Brainstorming State Problem Ask for solutions No judgment No bad ideas Free flowing Silent (individually) Spoken (group)

State Problem

Ask for solutions

No judgment

No bad ideas

Free flowing

Silent (individually)

Spoken (group)

Grouping State problem & Desired State Divide board to 2 halves Left = forces against ( – ) Right = forces for ( + ) Brainstorm & Place Notes Flip board – list Action steps Support positive Restrain negative Force Field Analysis

State problem & Desired State

Divide board to 2 halves

Left = forces against ( – )

Right = forces for ( + )

Brainstorm & Place Notes

Flip board – list Action steps

Support positive

Restrain negative

Sorting Paired Comparison Collect chunks Eliminate & Combine List in (semi) random order Swap pairs of notes Most important – upper Vote? Repeat till complete Swap Sort Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry Banana Mango

Collect chunks

Eliminate & Combine

List in (semi) random order

Swap pairs of notes

Most important – upper

Vote?

Repeat till complete

Relating – Top-down Tree Ask consistent question How to take a good photograph Compose picture Evaluate lighting Set up camera Compose foreground Compose background Assess color balance Measure light density Set aperture Set shutter speed Focus lens How How Start

Tree Layouts Be flexible & creative in choosing a tree layout

Relating – Bottom-up Tree Start: Lots of data Group the data Group the “groups”

Relating – Mapping Tunde Out 3 In 1 Peter Out 1 In 0 Segun Out 1 In 1 Bose Out 1 In 0 Kunle Out 0 In 2 Hassan Out 0 In 2 Steven Out 1 In 1 Power Map Key Influencer

Transition Time Techniques Extra Topics

Extra Topics – If Time Working in groups Color Coding Spin-off products

Working in groups

Color Coding

Spin-off products

Work Individually / Groups Options Individually Small Groups Large Groups Everyone Small Groups Larger Groups Everyone Large Groups Everyone Individually Everyone Everyone Small Groups Everyone

Color Coding Color adds efficiency Teams Data Groups Topics Results Relationships Different Colors Combine with different Post-It Note shapes

Teams

Data Groups

Topics

Results

Relationships

Spin Off Products “ Younger colleagues are [always] adding improvements, such as the tape flags, the room decorator kits, and the flip charts.”

Transition Time Extra Topics Limitations

Limitations Need space – movement Must have enough notes Small Notes hard to read Must be organized Need smooth surfaces or use tacks/tape

Need space – movement

Must have enough notes

Small Notes hard to read

Must be organized

Need smooth surfaces

or use tacks/tape

Transition Time Limitations Tips

Working Area Help Store Working Area – Objectives – Limitations – Other prompts – Temporary storage area – Main working area

Good Seating “ U” Shape around wall Everyone See all notes Has direct access

“ U” Shape around wall

Everyone

See all notes

Has direct access

Use Marker Pens Prompt Participants Write large text One idea per note Write legibly

Prompt Participants

Write large text

One idea per note

Write legibly

Check the wall surface Smooth surface best Adapt with: Flip chart paper Large card Taped to wall or Blue tacked to wall Surface too rough For Post-It Notes

Smooth surface best

Adapt with:

Flip chart paper

Large card

Taped to wall or

Blue tacked to wall

Practice Makes Perfect Simulate the whole process otherwise…

Read The Book David Straker

Transition Time Tips Conclusions

Conclusion What Principles Features How Sample Special topics Limitations

Going Forward Always carry Post-It Notes Structure them into program Rehearse thoroughly Look for creative uses

Always carry Post-It Notes

Structure them into program

Rehearse thoroughly

Look for creative uses

What Does It Boil Down To? The Eureka moment that created Post-It Notes lives in every Post-It Note When will your next Eureka be?

The End See you at the next short course!