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Quality Tools to Discover Solutions: Nine Windows

Mike Cardus

Nine windows is often used in TRIZ (The theory of inventive problem solving) to explore solutions to a problem in a context of past present and future. Nine-Windows in human system i.e. team building & leadership, can be used as a planning tool. The item being planned goes in the center box.

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ASQ Buffalo Quality Conference 2013 :: Mike is Presenting

Mike Cardus

Understanding and various uses of Nine Windows, a TRIZ inventive problem solving tool. Three Tools to Create Stability in Turbulent Times :: 8:30 – 4:30. Specific time will be allocated to each of the three tools specified in the learning objectives below. Tool 2: Implementing the 5 Steps to Plan a Change.

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Managerial Leadership Training Tool: Using DTC Operator Innovation Planning

Mike Cardus

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. The DTC Operator can work to release Psychological Inertia. The DTC Operator Algorithm.

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Thinking Differently. Enabling Innovation

Mike Cardus

The slideshare above is from an interactive workshop about thinking differently and some tools that work to allow different thinking to happen. MindSpin: Team Building Activity for Brainstorming and Solution-Finding. MindSpin: Team Building Activity for Brainstorming and Solution-Finding. Partner Separation.

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How to Think Differently to Drive Results–Creativity and Innovation Learning Series

Mike Cardus

Using a mixture of inventive problem solving, creative problem solving and brain-based leadership models, participants will find solutions to existing organizational situations that change how they think about a particular product/service and organizational processes. What are the overall program outcomes? Who should attend? Larkin District.

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Executive Managerial Leadership Coaching: Case Study

Mike Cardus

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. Contact me to make your leaders & teams better. There is a need for management to utilize and develop a wider range of management, innovation tools and systems that can be utilized at the proper times. Resolution.

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Blocks to Creativity and Innovation. Tools to Release Creativity and Innovation

Mike Cardus

Tools to Release Creativity and Innovation from Michael Cardus. Blocks to Creativity and Innovation. When you face a challenge , and have to solve a problem you need to figure out how to fix-it. Fix-it in a way improves upon what already exists and can prove useful to people besides yourself – that is how I define Innovation.