Module 11 recording lessons learned. Once you have solved the problem successfully, it is time to apply what you have learned to make solving future problems easier. planning the follow up meeting, have a follow up meeting after the solution has been implemented. Here are some things to consider when planning this meeting. Make sure you have a clear agenda for the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct a final evaluation of the problem, the selected solution and the implementation project.
Use the follow up meeting to find out if any of the team members still have frustrations about the problem or its solution. It is also time to celebrate successes and identify improvements discussed in the next two topics. Make sure to invite all the team members involved with a creative problem solving process and the solution implementation. Make sure to consider the meeting arrangements such as refreshments and equipment needed. Invite the participants in plenty of time to make sure that all key members can be present for the meeting. Make sure each participant knows that The purpose of the meeting so that all have the appropriate incentive to attend.
Celebrating successes. After the problem has been solved, take the time to celebrate the things that went well on the problem solving process. Try to recognize each person for their contributions and accomplishments. You can celebrate successes by recognizing the contributions of the team members in the follow up meeting. Alternatively, you can have a party or other form of celebration. A good activity just needs to help the team celebrate a job well done in coming up with all the solutions, evaluating them and finally implementing a solution effectively.
Identifying improvements there have probably been some bumps along the road in the creative problem solving process. Take the time to identify lessons learned and ways to make improvements so that the next time Problem solved will be even better. Meeting with team members and stakeholders to identify improvements is a valuable exercise for several reasons. It ensures everyone is aware of the challenges encountered and what was done to resolve them. If something is learned from a mistake or failed endeavor, then the effort put into the task is not entirely wasted. Participants can apply these lessons to future problems and be more successful.
Where it's from the wise, john Foster Dulles, former Secretary of State, the measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. Henry Kaiser problems are only opportunities in workloads. Albert Einstein, the significant problem we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.