This is part two of a post begun last week on the Challenger disaster. This post looks at the teleconference the night before the Challenger shuttle launch in 1986 and why the decision was made to launch even though the engineers were nervous. But to understand this post you need to understand about O-Rings on solid fuel rocket boosters and … Read More
Reframing as a fundamental tool of creativity – lessons from a game of backgammon
Reframing a situation remains one of the best ways to see a new solution in strategy. As I said a few weeks ago, because strategy occurs in the domain of “wickedness”, the way you choose to describe the strategic problem you’re facing will drive the solution you come up with. But reframing is a fundamental tool in creativity as well. … Read More
A simple model of culture change
How do you go about changing the culture of your organisation or team? And what the heck do we mean by “culture” anyway? I’ve been trying to get my thinking straight about culture. This post outlines a “frame” for thinking about, and acting on, culture: a simple and practical way for a workshop to do some useful thinking in this … Read More
Need great ideas from your team? Give them a good frame.
We’ve all been in meetings where people are asked to come up with ideas to solve a particular problem. At times the silence can be deafening. At other times, the ideas are pedestrian, and everybody knows it (but they don’t have the heart to point it out). So what to do? One of the best ways to get great output … Read More