Power Thinking

What is Power Thinking and why it is a vital element for Excellence Innovation?

Continuous Improvement methodologies and strategies including Lean and Six-sigma have a well-defined set of principles, fundamentals and tools. When people understand these principles and fundamentals and also correctly applied the tools, to solve problems or improve performance, the results have been dramatic improvements in terms of market growth, employee satisfaction as well as shareholder satisfaction.

In the successful implementation of these proven methodologies the focus is always on the "why" before the "how" to use the tool in order to create a culture where tools are used to solve problems and improve process not because they are Lean and Six-Sigma tools and we need to use them in order to be a Lean Six-Sigma organization.

But the question that yet to be addressed is that:
Why some people are better than others in using these tools and getting results in a very efficient and effective way?

In fact applying these continuous improvement tools is not as simple as many people thought. It is a thinking process and required a certain thinking skills, strategies and tools also.

Today there are many thinking styles; critical thinking, creative thinking, visual thinking, strategic thinking,..and all of them are very valuable thinking styles  but they are seldom used in a structured manner in the Tool Application Process.

POWER THINKING is an innovative approach that put structure in place for how and when to utilize each of these thinking styles during the application of improvements tools in order to slove problems or  to make a good decision.

The workshop cover the following topics:

1. What is power thinking and why now?
2. The objectives of power thinking.
3. Power thinking essentials
4. Power thinking  styles, skills, strategies, tools
5. Power thinking as a key enabler for strategic planning
6. Power thinking  as a key enabler for Waste elimination
7. Power thinking for better team interaction and facilitation
8. Power thinking as key enabler for efficient and effective problem solving and decision making

Benefits of this workshop

1. How to get the best of yourself and the people around you
2. Become Familiar with Different Styles of Thinking and Identify Your thinking style
3. Access more of your "power to invent" than you currently do to create smarter solutions in a short-time periods
4. Enhance your "out of the box" thinking capabilities and how to challenge assumptions
5. How to find out what you don't know in a systematic approach
6. How to manage conflict between different thinking styles in your team
7. Using the Socratic method of questioning to get answers
8. Learning a systematic approach to problem solving and decision making
9. Apply What You Learn to the Day-to-Day Operation of Your Business