Chris Hohmann

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Checking for possible unexpected Negative Branches in a Future Reality Tree

Chris Hohmann

When building a Future Reality Tree (FRT), a solution is “injected” to a string of cause-and-effect in order to neutralize it. If there is no check about a potential new problem created by the injected solution, it could be that ironically the solution to the first problem creates a new one, potentially worse.

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Converting Current Reality Tree (Problem) to a Future Reality Tree (Potential solution)

Chris Hohmann

In a prior post (& video) I have presented a Current Reality Tree that I have scrutinized and improved as a tutorial. A Current Reality Tree is a thorough analysis of a problem, usually a complex one, aiming to uncover its critical root causes.

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Scrutinizing and improving a Current Reality Tree

Chris Hohmann

If you are curious or interested in critical and logical thinking, you may like this episode based on a Current Reality Tree, (CRT) that I’ve found on the Internet, and I assume it was built quick and dirty, leaving room to improve it.

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What if they were right? Hone your critical thinking skills!

Chris Hohmann

We have all seen this picture. It’s a classic that’s been around for years. We smile, we laugh. But have you ever asked yourself the question: what if the toilers with the square wheels were right? I share 2 concrete examples illustrating the justified rejection of wheels.

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Is Value Stream Mapping a skill worth mentioning?

Chris Hohmann

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is popular and hype to a point it makes it a kind of Lean emblem. An academic mocked a company’s low Lean maturity for not displaying any Value Stream Map. It was not only shocking to my ears, but proved the academic’s own low maturity on the subject. Value Stream Mapping … Continue reading Is Value Stream Mapping a skill worth mentioning?

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The Lean Toolbox Sixth Edition: A Sourcebook for Process Improvement

Chris Hohmann

The Lean Toolbox Sixth Edition: A Sourcebook for Process Improvement by John Bicheno and Matthias Holweg is out. Published by Picsie Books on the very first days of January 2023, the new book counts 360 pages compared to the 342 pages of the previous edition and weighs 617 grams (1.

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[In Times of Big Quit] Should I leave or should I stay? Bring rationality into this classic career dilemma

Chris Hohmann

In this 9 min video based on logical thinking and the “Evaporating Cloud” AKA “Conflict Resolution Diagram”, I share how to cope with contradicting objectives or wants.

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