Switch the Outcome

Switch the Outcome

Just as the problem or challenge can be more fluid than we think so can the outcome. By switching the outcome, goal or metric you can open up your thinking. For example, From: You could make a decision that benefits your organisation but not the customer, supplier or...
Switch the focus

Switch the focus

When you go to a cafe or restaurant you can focus on: the food service lighting coffee booking system etc In other words you can select what you focus on and for how long. Let’s take another example. When you go to the movies you can focus on: the characters...
How to get unstuck

How to get unstuck

Sometimes our thinking gets stuck. This is likely to happen even more and more as the pace of change accelerates. These changes can be external (e.g. Covid) or internal (e.g. a change in priorities, timing, budget). But whilst the environment or situation changes our...
What are The 6 Switches?

What are The 6 Switches?

There are 6 Switches in the Switch Thinking Tool kit. These are: – Perspective – how you look at a situation, problem or challenge – Problem – what is the challenge, opportunity or situation? – Outcome – what are the goals, results,...