God bless CEOs for resisting what consultants would love them to do
A new post by Jelena Fedurko-Cohen in the blog Serious Talk about TOC. Read it on tocExpert
When we meet “Resistance” – is it really resistance and is it connected at all to Layers of Resistance?
A recent post by Jelena Fedurko-Cohen on http://tocexpert.com/when-we-meet-resistance-is-it-really-resistance-and-is-it-connected-at-all-to-layers-of-resistance/
36th International TOCPA Conference, 16-19 November 2017, Guangzhou, China
Following the success of the 2014 TOCPA conference, Goldratt Chinese Alliance is hosting the 36th International TOCPA Conference on 16-17 November 2017 and TOCPA Master Classes on 18-19 November 2017, in GuangZhou, China.
Presentations and master classes will be given by TOC experts and practitioners from China, Taiwan, Japan, India, France, Israel, Estonia, and Lithuania.
There is no ‘stupid rule’
A recent post by Jelena Fedurko-Cohen
The role and objective of a rule – any rule – is to restrict. A RULE prescribes the RIGHT way – in order to restrict one from taking wrong ways.
Restricting comes only from the need to prevent a potential negative outcome of doing things ANY OTHER way than the way prescribed from the rule. Please note that in this case the negative outcome is KNOWN. An effort to prevent a known negative outcome cannot possible be stupid, and cannot be looked at as ‘stupid’. From the point of view of preventing a known negative outcome, a rule is smart and responsible.
TOCEXPERT ThinkCamp
8-9 September 2017
TOCPA and tocExpert conducted the first gathering of TOCEXPERT ThinkCamp 8-9 September 2017 in Vergi, Estonia.
To see the photos from the two days full of discussions and great time together, and to read pearticipants feedback go to TOC Practitioners Worldwide https://www.facebook.com/groups/1014476831927643/
ThinkCamp group photo 8-9 Sept 2017
The next gathering of ThinkCamp is 4-5 November 2017. It is a gathering of TOC ‘oldies’ with the subject of “Does the TOC of today reflects our expectations in the 1990s when we worked together?”
8-9 September 2017
Tribute to Eli, 11 June 2017, Tel Aviv
TOCPA invites everyone to join the Tribute to Eli in Tel Aviv, 11 June 2017, to remember the man that left a significant mark on so many people’s lives.
Click here to see photos and memories about Eli.
32nd International TOCPA Conference, Milan, Italy, 23-24 March 2017
On the 23d -24th of March 2017 TOCPA in conjunction with winwinconsulting conducts the 32nd International TOCPA Conference in Milan, Italy.
The first day of the conference features presentations, the second day presents TOC master classes.
For registrations and information please contact Claudio Vettor: claudio.vettor@winwin-consulting.biz
31st International TOCPA Conference in Helsinki, Finland, 9 March 2017
On the 9th of March TOCPA in conjunction with Kukonaskel Oy conducts the 31 st International TOCPA Conference in Helsinki. The focus of the conference is CCPM and TOC Thinking Processes.
Among presenters are Oded Cohen, Leo Lauramaa, Ian Heptinstall, Rami Saajoranta, Nerius Jasinavicius, Jelena Fedurko. We are waiting for confirmations from other presenters.
For registrations and information please contact Leo Lauramaa leo.lauramaa@kukonaskel.com +358 400 727 62
Two intensive days of TOC master classes, presentations and discussions in Kiev
Master classes by Oded Cohen, Eli Schragenheim, Jelena Fedurko, Nerius Jasinavicius, Giedrius Balnys, Sergey Gvozdyev.
The conference is conducted in Russian.
Serious Talk About TOC – a new post by Jelena Fedurko
If an Injection is a solution you knew BEFORE you built the Cloud, why did you need the Cloud?
I quite often see Clouds that were built after a person has read a TP book/teaching material. Looking at the solution presented in the Injection box I often ask the author, ‘Hadn’t you thought about this solution or discussed it BEFORE you built the Cloud and recorded this solution in the Injection box?’
If the Injection IS WHAT YOU KNEW WITHOUT THE CLOUD, what was the value of building the Cloud, surfacing assumptions and challenging them?
The cloud is the TOOL FOR FINDING A SOLUTION. And it is not a final tool, because the Injection that was derived with the help of the Cloud is nothing more than raw material for checking that the solution meets the important needs (B and C), and for trimming whichever negative consequences may arise as the result of implementing the derived solution.