Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Increased morale amongst direct reports, peers, and supervisors–based upon internal surveys, 360 degree feedback of employees, plus anecdotal evidence of Human Resources staff.

Case Study 116

Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Below is ONE Quality Tool commonly used in TRIZ that we used to begin in framing the context of our solution. List ideas/solutions: If cost is limited to almost zero, use the people and resources we already have. Have we ever gathered their stories, resources and what was most effective from them? Dimension Time Cost Operator.

Operations 128

Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2011

TRIZ , for example — a model devised by Russian inventor Genrich Altshuller — is the original empirically based method, followed by SIT (for "Systematic Inventive Thinking") and a few other updated versions of it. All of us have heard stories or seen images of resourcefulness under daunting constraints.

Altshuller 15

Altshuller TRIZ Innovation Constraint 15

Mike Cardus

APRIL 1, 2011

The ideal solutions are the ones that are able to solve themselves for free, using all the existing resources. How can the system solve the problem by itself, using only the available resources of the system, the immediate environment and free or inexpensive resources? Ideal Solution Statement. michael cardus is create-learning.

Delegation 98

Delegation Resources System Learning-by-Doing 98

Mike Cardus

JULY 26, 2012

Meaning most of what you are working on and need to innovate, you already have or have access to the needed resources, skills, and knowledge. Most problems don’t require what is truly ‘ outside-the-box ’ solutions. You are just stuck in a way of thinking and need a path to become unstuck.

Creativity 134

Creativity Innovation Tools Sharpe 134

Mike Cardus

MARCH 28, 2011

Use existing resources to their greatest capacity. This leads to new processes and improved methods for the best use of existing resources, and increases the ability to solve problems and implement solutions that enhance the organization. Challenge old ways of thinking and design new paradigms to drive greater success.

Creativity 99

Creativity Innovation Workshop Business Model 99

Mike Cardus

MARCH 19, 2013

This leads to new processes and improved methods for the best use of existing resources, and increases the ability to solve problems and implement solutions that enhance the organization.

Innovation 107

Innovation Creativity Participative Business Model 107

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 16, 2012

Use existing resources and knowledge to innovate solutions. How to have discussions to lead others to think differently. Model’s and methods to think differently about existing problems that will lead to innovative products and processes. Contact Mike for more information.

Team 128

Team Workshop Innovation Learning-by-Doing 128

Mike Cardus

APRIL 15, 2011

This week I have been thinking about the Main Useful Function of various positions within organizations; What is the Main Useful Function of Human Resources, Quality Control, Engineering, Sales, Production, Management? Defining main useful functions for objects can be challenging.

Human Resources 83

Human Resources Engineering Objective Innovation 83

Mike Cardus

MARCH 22, 2011

Limited knowledge, hidden resources or mechanisms. Language that is a strong carrier of psychological inertia. Specific terminology carries psychological inertia. Experience, expertise and reliance upon previous results. Inflexibility (model worship; trying to prove a specific theory, stubbornness). Using the same strategy.

Construction 112

Construction Definition Learning-by-Doing Team 112