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TRIZ tools can work to
release
Psychological Inertia
AKA Mental / Organizational
Stuckness
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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. It
also represents the impossibility – as
long as a person is guided by his habits
– of ever behaving in a better way.
– Kowalick
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Having a fixed
vision (or model)
of the solution
or root cause
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False
assumptions
(trusting the
data)
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Language that is a strong
carrier of psychological
inertia
Specific terminology
carries psychological
inertia
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Experience,
expertise and
reliance upon
previous results
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Limited
knowledge,
hidden
resources or
mechanisms.
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Inflexibility
(model worship;
trying to prove a
specific theory,
stubbornness)
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Using the same strategy. Keep
thinking the same way and you will
continue to get the same result
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Rushing to a
solution –
incomplete
thinking
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Routine causes of psychological inertia:
1.Having a fixed vision (or model) of the solution or
root cause.
2.False assumptions (trusting the data).
3.Language that is a strong carrier of psychological
inertia. Specific terminology carries psychological
inertia.
4.Experience, expertise and reliance upon previous
results.
5.Limited knowledge, hidden resources or
mechanisms.
6.Inflexibility (model worship; trying to prove a
specific theory, stubbornness).
7.Using the same strategy. Keep thinking the same
way and you will continue to get the same result.
8.Rushing to a solution – incomplete thinking.
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Tools to
Release
Innovation
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From the discussion & interaction develop a
‘Solutions Matrix’
Solution Doable.
1-10.
10=Very
1=A little
Impactful.
1-10
10=Very
1=A little
Helpful.
1-10
10=Very
1=A little
Potential
Barriers
Potential
Successes
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MIKE IS YOUR PARTNER FOR PROGRESS
1-716-629-3678 | [email protected] | mikecardus.com
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