Executing successful change is all about the recognition and resolution of problems, or the identification and exploitation of opportunities. It’s not easy either to recognise or develop effective responses to either problems or opportunities as they resent themselves. A structured approach greatly increases the chances of an organisation being able to deliver positive results from change. This is how we deploy our capabilities to address the critical questions that must be answered if change is to be successful.

Problem Solving, Innovation and Critical Thinking

How do you define a problem? When does BAU performance become unacceptable or at least an opportunity for improvement? How do you use data to drive opportunity?

Where do new ideas come from?  How do you tap into the creativity embedded in all of your team members? How do you facilitate a culture of creativity and innovation?

How well do your management and leadership teams understand the principles of critical thinking? How can you improve their individual & group ability to prepare, analyse, & creatively challenge thinking?

What methods and processes can you use to turn ideas into solutions? How can these be shaped so that they can be safely but thoroughly tested? How can you prove change ideas cost-effectively?

Performance Diagnosis

Creativity & Innovation

Individual & Team Critical Thinking

Practical Solution Planning

  • Business performance driver analysis
  • Outcome metric lineage analysis
  • Outcome-oriented scorecard development
  • Scenario evaluation & testing
  • Re-useable creativity technique training & coaching : e.g. Thinking Hats)
  • Strategy-driven workforce engagement processes : e.g. Work-Out
  • Practical deployment of existing skillsets : e.g. Lean Six Sigma
  • Alt-strategy initiatives e.g. Business Model Generator

Individual and team training on

  • critical thinking
  • logic in writing
  • argument preparation & analysis
  • decision making methods

Team effectiveness assessment and coaching

  • Business experimentation techniques
  • Mass-engagement learning interventions “….-athons”
  • Test and learn cycle deployment
  • P.D.C.A.

We'd love to talk to you

For more information about how Sequent addresses the issues of Problem Solving, Innovation and Critical Thiking to support the delivery of change, or to have a real or virtual coffee to talk about any aspect of your change agenda, contact us.