Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

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. Howard Zemsky , Managing Partner, Larkin Development Group.

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Creativity Innovation TRIZ Seminar 135

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Problem solvers are required to quickly provide solutions to increasingly complex problems, develop and design new and innovative products and processes – and at the same time, reduce operating time and costs. Competitive demands require quicker, more effective and innovative problem solving. Register and Learn More… [link].

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TRIZ Innovation Workshop Hotels 102

Mike Cardus

MARCH 31, 2011

Using a mixture of TRIZ, creative problem solving and brain based leadership models, the participants find solutions to existing organizational situations. Processing and transference into “real-time” problems and solutions with the participants lead to a great discussion. The workshop is highly interactive and learner centered.

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Workshop Creativity TRIZ Innovation 92

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

I consulted and led a 6 month coaching and training process with the Executive Vice President of Human Resources and 14 of the Associate Vice Presidents. The process ended with the creation of an internal Director Leadership Program.

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Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2011

From a workshop on TRIZ Innovation that I led for Syracuse University. Them we spend months developing processes and job-aids to apply the lessons and skills. Perhaps the most kick-ass corporate team building photo I have ever seen! I thought this idea was rather innovative and did solve the problem we were facing. High Ropes Course.

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TRIZ Team Simon Workshop 110

Mike Cardus

MAY 10, 2011

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. Exploring the solution as a system is vital in breaking psychological constipation.

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Tools Quality TRIZ System 139

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

One Solution Step was to create an internal Managerial Leadership Process, starting with the Managers and eventually being used in every level of the company. Below is ONE Quality Tool commonly used in TRIZ that we used to begin in framing the context of our solution. The DTC Operator Algorithm.

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Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. The methods and processes worked! Intervention: Mike developed, trained and coached all key personal that are the current managers that have been identified as needing this process.

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Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

You need to use reliable processes for action and continually improve your processes based on studying your results. On top of that, they would end up the process feeling more confident and ready to start (or drop the idea once and for all). Processes. 10) Design your processes to be mistake proof.

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Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

Creative talent" is represented by the orange bar, whereas the red bar represents the term "innovation process" and the blue "innovation and creativity.". TRIZ is a technique for orienting companies to future economic states as a starting point for invention today, and is widely deployed across Asia by companies like Samsung.

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Six Sigma TRIZ Globalization Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2011

Is there a structured thinking process that reliably produces results? But only a small subset of these processes for inventing are based on hard evidence. But only a small subset of these processes for inventing are based on hard evidence. Believe it or not, at least 162 different answers have been proposed to that question.

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Altshuller TRIZ Innovation Constraint 15

Mike Cardus

MARCH 28, 2011

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.

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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.

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Innovation Creativity Participative Business Model 107

Mike Cardus

MAY 18, 2012

Much of my work with Innovation stems from organizations, teams, as well as individuals taking what they already know and allowing themselves to make small adjustments towards new and improved products, processes and services. That’s in this video. On to the inquiry: In what ways can we use / re-use existing resources?

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Resources Video Innovation Skills 122

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 16, 2012

Model’s and methods to think differently about existing problems that will lead to innovative products and processes. Learn ways to overcome “stuckness” in your thinking and quickly solve problems. How to have discussions to lead others to think differently. Use existing resources and knowledge to innovate solutions.

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Team Workshop Innovation Learning-by-Doing 128

QAspire

MAY 31, 2015

Don’t forget traditional problem solving tools –5Why, TRIZ, etc & go beyond. Who is the owner and stakeholders involved in this process of infusing Critical Thinking across the organization? Build a “love for solving problems” – Rajesh Lele. RED model helps – PearsonTalentLensInd. – Tanmay Vora.

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TRIZ Diversity Learning-by-Doing Skills 70

Mike Cardus

MARCH 22, 2011

DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INERTIA. The psychological 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.

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Construction Definition Learning-by-Doing Team 112

Mike Cardus

APRIL 1, 2011

Problems are faced daily. We continue to invent, create and solve daily problems. Teams continue to thrive, work and complete projects and tasks. Managerial leaders continue to set goals, complete their tasks, delegate and impact our lives. The Ideal Solution Statement.

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Delegation Resources System Learning-by-Doing 98