Logical thinking helps to generate creative ideas

In the Session 4 Project Management Course, I learned these four significant points, come up with new idea that client has not thought about that, think much more creatively,  think much more practical and specific, and tell what you have found. It was so interesting because I saw creative ideas was not far from logical thinking. Furthermore, logical thinking helps to generate creative ideas because it is able to boarden the choice.

  • Come up with new idea that client has not thought about that

If we have a consulting project, talking to the client is the first step. However we do not list the information that we listened to the client. We need to come up with new idea that client has not thought about that. Client has issues and he/she wants you to beyond and breakthrough that.

  • Think much more creatively

It seems like kind of ideas as far as hear. It was very general things. Holding different events, inviting different speakers and so on is anybody can think about that. We need to think about much more creatively. Creativity is not breakthrough idea. It much more about how do we combine those things. Connecting ideas can lead to creativity.

  • Think much more practical and specific

Practical and general is different meaning. The antonym of practical is abstract and general is specific. Test or give it try and see what you get from the experiences is important.

  • Tell what you have found

It is not easy way but we need to progress. What we said seems general and abstract kind of thing. We need to proposal what is new and what is different for today.

Reference: Ishikura, Y. (2017). Global Agenda Seminar 2017. Retrieved to September 2017

Defining Main Issue

Project Management in 21th century

I joined the seminar leaning Project Management second session.

Project Management key success factor is “Value” and “Productivity”. The value means right issue definition and good, effective, efficient solution.

Even though we came up with a perfect solution, but in the 21th century we need to be able to identify the problem, identify the cause, and come up with a solution as quickly as possible because the things are moving so quickly.

Effective
It gets to heart of the problem and not peripheral causes and reasons

Efficient
It identifies the best soluteon with minimum time and energy or resources

What is the Main Issue?

At the second session, each team shared the understanding of the main issue of the project, hypothesis, their project plan etc. Defining main issue is the most significant thing and teacher emphasized again and again. We prefer to start big picture and then break down.

Main issue

    • Defining main issue is the most important
    • Start big picture

Sub issues

    • List main issue broken down into smaller issues
    • Sub issues are described in the form of question with Yes or No answer

Useful Concept / Tools for Structuring Problem

    • MECE (Mutually Exclusive / Collective Exhaustive): 3Cs, 4Ps, 7S
    • Logic Tree
    • Issue Analysis
    • Pyramid Structure

To set the main issue is important but considerably difficult. Is the main issue which we set getting a point? Does it describe big picture? Is it really an issue? Based on professor’s advice, we redefined the main issue. I think that I cannot master the point of how to identify the main issue with a short period of training. However I desire to improve the ability to identify the main issue, identify the cause and come up with a solution as quickly as possible.

My next adventure has started

I participated in the seminar that has started from June 22 to November 26. It provided the chance to think globally, to discuss in English and to create strategic proposals with group members.

The theme of this seminar is Project Management. Why does Project Management important? Because of the progress of technology, jobs are undergoing transformation and we have required teamwork to engage tasks with people of diverse background. Through this seminar, we will develop Project Management skills by doing.

The participants followed three organizations as their project clients and will work in teams about 5-6 people. I selected Finnish organization. Now the 6 months project has been started. The participants will research and prepare the hypothesis issue until next session.