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Appreciative Inquiry overview
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is the search for the best in people, their organizations and the strengths-filled, opportunity-rich world around them. When most models tend to take a deficit approach, the AI methodology attempts to create a fundamental shift in the overall perspective taken throughout the entire change process. It inquires into the organizations strengths, possibilities and successes. AI is a powerful tool for shifting the focus of an organization to something greater than its bottom line.
Source: The Appreciative Inquiry Commons
Lean Six Sigma overview
Lean Six Sigma
Lean helps identify steps in a process that don’t add value and provides tools to eliminate them. It focuses on reducing waste and increasing process speed.
Six Sigma improves the capability of steps in a process that do add value. Using a statistical approach, it focuses on reducing unwanted variation and improving the process capability of the value-added steps by spotlighting customer CTQ (critical to quality) requirements.
Source: Xerox Lean Six Sigma
TRIZ & PEM overview
TRIZ & PEM
TRIZ – Theory of Inventive Problem Solving
Inventive Solutions to Hard Problems Using Basic TRIZ and Psychological & Emotional Methods (PEM).
PEM (i.e. Psychological Bias)
- Fun
- Out-of-the-Box
- Divergent Ideation
TRIZ (i.e. Functional Modeling)
- Focused
- Work Effort
- Convergent Thinking
Source: Air Academy Associates, LLC
Change Management overview
Change Management
Change Management is a structured approach for ensuring that changes are thoroughly and smoothly implemented, and that the lasting benefits of change are achieved.
The focus is on the wider impacts of change, particularly on people and how they, as individuals and teams, move from the current situation to the new one. The change in question could range from a simple process change, to major changes in policy or strategy needed if the organization is to achieve its potential.
Source: MindTools.com
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