Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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SOLUTIONS
Analyzing Presenting
• Framing • Structure
• Designing • Buy-in
• Gathering
• Interpreting
MECE: Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive
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INNOVATIVE INNOVATIVE
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Problem: How can I have more money at the end of each • Issue trees are excellent for organizing ideas in a “MECE” manner
month without incurring debt?
• Complete issue trees uncover all potential ideas
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FRAMING THE PROBLEM – FRAMING THE PROBLEM –
HYPOTHESIS TREE EXAMPLE HYPOTHESIS TREE EXAMPLE
Hypothesis
From what you already know, what do you
think is causing the problem?
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INNOVATIVE INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS
• Begin each analysis with the end (specific end products and
timing) in mind
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GATHERING THE DATA – KEY INTERPRETING THE RESULTS –
TIPS KEY TIPS
• Use the workplan to focus the search • Look for the 80/20 opportunities
• Search the web and other public sources for essential facts • Always ask, “what’s the so what?”
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INNOVATIVE INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS