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www.create-learning.com Innovative ideas can be blocked by a certain "stuckness" of habit and environment. In this presentation are several ways to overcome innovation blocks.

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“That is how we have always done it.” “We tried that like 10 years ago and it didn’t work” “I am not paid to improve things, just to push this button” “That will never work here.”

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Psychological Inertia “The 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, 2012)

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1. Having a fixed vision (model) of the solution or the 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. Reusing the same strategy. Keep thinking the same way and

you will continue to get the same results. 8. Rushing to a solution – incomplete thinking.

TRIZICS; Cameron 2010

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Tools to Release

Innovation

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5 Ways to Release Innovation 1. Have new (different) people check the solutions and problems,

reporting the data and what they found to the group. 2. Go to the site of the problem. Having actually witnessed the

solution and working with it will open minds. If you can’t go to the actual location yourself, TRUST the people who work with the problem on a steady basis, to describe what the work is and how they feel it may be improved.

3. Enforce a method like P.R.O.P.S where people must work to understand and reinforce the solution, before stating alternatives.

4. Have people lead small experiments to see if the new idea may work, and what was effective (worked well) with the experiment.

5. When you feel and know that “innovation blocks” are happening CALL THE GROUP on it! We often don’t even realize it is happening. If someone is responsible for recognizing and re-directing the group…it can help to allow new ideas to thrive.

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What are the success criteria, the definition of “problem solved”?

Define what “solved” means. It is important to communicate with all stakeholders the definition of success to avoid confusion. Clarify whether the goal is a quantifiable measure of improvement or complete elimination of the problem. All stakeholders should be clear on what the “problem solved” means.

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http://create-learning.com/blog/team-building/quality-tools-to-discover-solutions-nine-windows

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Encourage discussions and ask more questions; For example… • What has happened for you to know

that a solution is needed? • If I was to observe you working

through your solution how would I know that you’re making progress?

• On a scale of 0 – 10 with 0 being you have some idea what to do with this situation; and 10 being you know exactly what to do – where are you on this scale?

• What have you already accomplished? • Is any of your solution already

happening, even just a little bit? • What did you do to make that

happen? Can you do more of that? • What is one thing you can do in the

next 90 minutes that will increase your progress?

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Ask, What is your next step? When can we go-and-see? • What is your next step? • If you were one step closer to the goal,

how would you know? • In the past with the success you have

already had, what could you go-and-see that showed that you are progressing?

• What is your next step? When can we go-and-see?

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“…the ability of your company to be competitive & survive lies in the capability of

the people in your organization to understand a situation and

develop solutions.”

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The team / I have a problem –> Who else

has problems like ours?; When have we

had problems like this in the past? –> How did others solve similar problems?;

How did we solve the similar problems? –> The team / I have a

solution!

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The team / I have a problem –> Who else has problems like ours?; When have we had problems

like this in the past? –> How did others solve similar problems?; How did we solve the

similar problems? –> The team / I have a solution

http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/what_is_triz/

General Problem

General Solution

Specific Problem

Specific Solution

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Contact Create-Learning [email protected] 1-716-629-3678

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