Innovation Tool Nine Windows

Using nine windows as a team to find innovative or unique ways to solve challenges as a team.

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1. TRIZ tools can work to release Psychological Inertia AKA Mental / Organizational Stuckness 1 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
2. PSYCHOLOGICAL INERTIA. The psychological meaning of the word "inertia" implies an indisposition to change – a certain "stuckness" due to human programming. It represents the inevitability of behaving in a certain way – the way that has been indelibly inscribed somewhere in the brain. It also represents the impossibility – as long as a person is guided by his habits – of ever behaving in a better way. – Kowalick 2 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
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4. Having a fixed vision (or model) of the solution or root cause 4 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
5. False assumptions (trusting the data) 5 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
6. Language that is a strong carrier of psychological inertia Specific terminology carries psychological inertia 6 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
7. Experience, expertise and reliance upon previous results 7 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
8. Limited knowledge, hidden resources or mechanisms. 8 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
9. Inflexibility (model worship; trying to prove a specific theory, stubbornness) 9 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
10. Using the same strategy. Keep thinking the same way and you will continue to get the same result 10 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
11. Rushing to a solution – incomplete thinking 11 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
12. Routine causes of psychological inertia: 1.Having a fixed vision (or model) of the solution or root cause. 2.False assumptions (trusting the data). 3.Language that is a strong carrier of psychological inertia. Specific terminology carries psychological inertia. 4.Experience, expertise and reliance upon previous results. 5.Limited knowledge, hidden resources or mechanisms. 6.Inflexibility (model worship; trying to prove a specific theory, stubbornness). 7.Using the same strategy. Keep thinking the same way and you will continue to get the same result. 8.Rushing to a solution – incomplete thinking. 12 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
13. Tools to Release Innovation 13 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
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15. From the discussion & interaction develop a ‘Solutions Matrix’ Solution Doable. 1-10. 10=Very 1=A little Impactful. 1-10 10=Very 1=A little Helpful. 1-10 10=Very 1=A little Potential Barriers Potential Successes 15 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com
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17. MIKE IS YOUR PARTNER FOR PROGRESS 1-716-629-3678 | mike@mikecardus.com | mikecardus.com 17 Mike Cardus - www.mikecardus.com