Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Sharing a TRIZ problem-solving tool called DTC Operator. This tool comes from this great book called TRIZICS by Gordon Cameron. I built this out on Mural; you can download the Innovation DTC operator Mural template here. DTC Operator. Generally, DTC Operator is set up for more technical problems. Video Transcript.

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Cost Innovation TRIZ Tools 88

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

When it comes to specialist operations, experience is key, so he was going to visit each of them and then make a decision. However, when I spoke to him again, he had just decided where he was going to have the operation: in the hospital in his hometown in Spain. I was surprised; there was no specialist in that hospital.

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Gordon Strategy Decisionmaking Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

As Deborah Gordon, an ant biologist at Stanford, points out, “Elegant top-down designs are appealing, but the robustness of ant algorithms shows that tolerating imperfection sometimes leads to better solutions.” When ants don’t find food, they increase the randomness of their searching.

Organization 8

Organization Uncertainty Gordon Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

We then plop them into an ICU or operating room and hope that they somehow work together. These projects would not have succeeded without clearly defined, measurable goals and a rigorous approach for achieving them.

Health Care 8

Health Care Engineering System Gordon 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Just know that you can get this project done with any size budget, from high-tech camera equipment down to your iPhone. Sean Gordon has an extensive track record recruiting, hiring, training, and unlocking the talent of people. He started with AT&T, where he built award-winning teams in sales and operations from coast to coast.

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Content Gordon Video Budgeting 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Specifically, our analysis found that the net benefits to ranchers ranged from $18 million to $34 million (12% to 23% of revenues) in net present value projected over 10 years. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8