Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Understanding and various uses of Nine Windows, a TRIZ inventive problem solving tool. Not only is trial and error limited by personal knowledge, thinking is also constrained by a “stuckness” in how things are and how they should be. Outcomes from Thinking Differently – Enabling Innovation. Diminished “stuckness” in your thinking.

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Conference Quality TRIZ Seminar 102

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Join us as Michael Cardus, founder of Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Inc. Buffalo NY Corporate Team Building Creativity Innovation Problem Solving Speaking Engagement Western New York buffalo business first organization development TRIZ' Register and Learn More… [link].

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TRIZ Innovation Workshop Hotels 102

Mike Cardus

MAY 10, 2011

Nine windows is often used in TRIZ (The theory of inventive problem solving) to explore solutions to a problem in a context of past present and future. Nine-Windows in human system i.e. team building & leadership, can be used as a planning tool. The item being planned goes in the center box.

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Tools Quality TRIZ System 139

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Here is the schedule it may change; 12/27/11 – Photos of Teams. 12/29/11 – Team Building & Leadership activity (simulation). Perhaps the most kick-ass corporate team building photo I have ever seen! From a series of Team Development and Leadership workshops I led for the Simon School, University of Rochester.

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TRIZ Team Simon Workshop 110

Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2020

Several years ago, while learning about TRIZ , I came across Nine Windows. I’ve used it several times with individuals, teams, departments, and organization development. Many of the Innovation Stuckness areas are natural biases that we use to make decisions and survive within our environment.

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Innovation TRIZ Webinar System 158

Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Developed, trained, applied methods in TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) for enhanced ability to innovate and utilize existing, new, and breakthrough methods to solve problems in team based methods. Skills in active listening and communication to subordinates peers and supervisors.

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Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Below is ONE Quality Tool commonly used in TRIZ that we used to begin in framing the context of our solution. One Solution Step was to create an internal Managerial Leadership Process, starting with the Managers and eventually being used in every level of the company. Dimension Time Cost Operator.

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Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Sharing a TRIZ problem-solving tool called DTC Operator. I bought it many years ago while trying to learn more about TRIZ and problem-solving. Video Transcript. This tool comes from this great book called TRIZICS by Gordon Cameron. And many of the tools are very pragmatic and very helpful.

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Cost TRIZ Innovation Operations 88

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The 5 Whys is a question-asking technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. The primary goal of the technique is to determine the root cause of a defect or problem. If you work in any kind of manufacturing and now most healthcare organizations you have heard of the ‘5 Whys’.

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Team Report Learning-by-Doing Banking 157

Mike Cardus

JULY 26, 2012

Blocks to Creativity and Innovation. Tools to Release Creativity and Innovation from Michael Cardus. When you face a challenge , and have to solve a problem you need to figure out how to fix-it. Fix-it in a way improves upon what already exists and can prove useful to people besides yourself – that is how I define Innovation.

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Creativity Innovation Tools Sharpe 134

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 21, 2013

DTC operator continues to be one of my favorites for working with teams that feel stuck or just cannot move out of their own way to explore the system and problem in a different way. I have written about DTC Operator before here and here. Plus I just gave a talk about Innovation Tools and made the PowerPoint below.

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Operations Cost Tools Innovation 112

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 16, 2012

The image below is from my Creativity to Innovation Workshop & Consulting. Learn ways to overcome “stuckness” in your thinking and quickly solve problems. How to have discussions to lead others to think differently. Model’s and methods to think differently about existing problems that will lead to innovative products and processes.

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Team Workshop Learning-by-Doing Banking 128

Mike Cardus

MARCH 22, 2011

DEFINITION OF 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.

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Construction Learning-by-Doing Definition Team 112

Mike Cardus

MARCH 19, 2013

Canisius College’s Center for Professional Development and I are offering. Thinking Through Innovation. A highly interactive skills course transferring creative ideas into innovative practices. April 23 – May 21, 2013 ? Tuesday’s, 9am – 4:30pm. Learn more and REGISTER.

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Innovation Creativity Participative Business Model 107

Mike Cardus

MARCH 28, 2011

Presentation from a workshop Creativity To Innovation ; Outcomes of Create-Learning Innovation Programs: Develop a culture of innovation that engages team member creativity and energy. Creativity to Innovation. View more presentations from michael cardus. Challenge old ways of thinking and design new paradigms to drive greater success.

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Creativity Innovation Workshop Business Model 99

Mike Cardus

APRIL 15, 2011

Main Useful Function is the purpose or purposes for which the system was made. For example the main useful function of scissors is to cut paper, the main useful function of a freezer is to cool food, the main useful function of a broom is to move dirt. Defining main useful functions for objects can be challenging.

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Human Resources Engineering Objective Quality 83