Let us start with a proven story that shows how small problems develop into big ones. The Butterfly Effect of organizational problems

For want of a battle the country was lost

For want of a nail the shoe was lost

For want of a horse the soldier was lost

For want of a soldier the message was lost

For want of a message the battle was lost

For want of a shoe the horse was lost

Country

Battle

Soldier

Shoe

Nail

5-Whys

5-Whys

5-Whys

5-Whys

5-Whys

Another idea is to apply Fibonacci numbers

sequence on layers

Country

Battle

Soldier

Shoe

Nail

1-Whys

5-Whys

3-Whys

2-Whys

1-Whys

Another idea is to apply Fibonacci numbers

sequence on layers in Reverse Order from the Previous Slide

Country

Battle

Soldier

Shoe

Nail

5-Whys

1-Why

1-Whys

2-Whys

3-Whys

Insistence on managing organizations like machines Copernicus dilemma when he declared that the earth rotates Aristotle theory all matter being made of the four elements: fire, water, earth, and air. And the list goes on

Past

Opinions

Beliefs

History

Successes

Today Distant Future

Near Future

Organizations must have the capacity to respond to change and disorder by reorganizing themselves and NOT sticking to the past

Behave

Adapt Evolve

Trust each other. Exchange information Meet customers' needs.

Routine Work

High Value Work

In Between

Work

Focusing on the present fool us to remember the life cycle of products and services

The joy of today could be the sorrow of tomorrow

High Value Work

Medium Value Work

Routine Work

Don’t change purpose

Change Change when

needed

Like onion, the outmost layer is the one that is

exposed greatly to change

Living organizations grow and adapt

towards a purpose