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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmApr 29, 2023
Very rarely does something happen with no chain of events to follow. It’s your job to look past the positive reinforcement and gratification you may receive, which frankly may be blinding you, and understand what could go wrong, how wrong it could go, and why it might go wrong. What if you viewed each decision...
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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmApr 23, 2023
Mental Models: The SCAMPER Method
The SCAMPER method is one of the easiest yet most effective strategies for finding solutions to problems and sparking creative thinking. Think of this mental model as akin to opening a faucet that introduces water to seven pipes, and each of those pipes channels to a unique pot of earth. Each pot has the potential...
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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmApr 21, 2023
There is a certain zone of satisfaction where your input and effort provide an acceptable amount of satisfaction or outcome. If you expend too many resources and effort, you move out of the zone—too little outcome. If you expend too little, you move out of the zone—too little outcome. If you expect too much or...
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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmApr 13, 2023
Mental models are blueprints we can use in various contexts to make sense of the world, interpret information correctly, and understand our context. They give us predictable outcomes. A recipe is the most basic form of mental model; each ingredient has its role, time, and place. However, a recipe is not applicable to anything outside...
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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmApr 8, 2023
Open systems have no boundaries. All systems are connected. There are no separate individual systems. This is a difficult concept to wrap our heads around. Boundaries are artificially created by people to help them separate and clearly examine one problem at a time. There is no such thing as one correct boundary of a system....
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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmMar 23, 2023
I bet you’ve heard the saying “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” This saying stays true in the so-called “forest thinking” as well. When we analyze the intensive boundaries of a problem, considering every single aspect—or tree—of it, we can lose our focus on what matters. Instead of trying to narrow down if...
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Raffiapalm
RaffiapalmMar 23, 2023
When studying events, we look at them through analytical, logical lenses. We break them down into small, understandable chunks, and we fish for scapegoats while looking for cause-and-effect relationships. Is the economy going south? It must be the result of the poor decisions of a politician. Is the newspaper arriving late? That lazy mailman. For...
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