#ackoff — Public Fediverse posts

Watch the video for much more but the basic idea of #idealized_design is to create a new design for a product, service or the organization based on existing feasibility but without the constraints of the existing setup. Then you can use that ideal to figure out a plan to move from the existing state to that idealized design. Russell #Ackoff co-authored a good book on the topic: Idealized Design...

https://management.curiouscatblog.net/2016/10/19/bell-labs-designing-a-new-phone-system-using-idealized-design/

#management #Innovation #systems_thinking

"explore the method to effectively learn from decisions the organization makes. The idea seem simple but they are powerful.

Preparing a record of every decision of any significance, ones that involve doing something or (of particular importance) ones that involve not doing something.
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The decision should be monitored to determine whether the expectations are being met..."

Russell #Ackoff

https://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/02/06/learning-systems-and-improvement/

#management #critical_thinking #systems_thinking #decisions