Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement
“Reorganization & Rearrangement … SCAMPER … Reversal … Dissection … Expansion … Discussion of stop & thinks … Wrap-Up”
Summaries
- Topic 6 - Reorganization and Rearrangement > Reorganization & Rearrangement > Reorganization & Rearrangement
- Topic 6 - Reorganization and Rearrangement > Reversal > Reversal
- Topic 6 - Reorganization and Rearrangement > Dissection > Dissection
- Topic 6 - Reorganization and Rearrangement > Expansion > Expansion
- Topic 6 - Reorganization and Rearrangement > Discussion of stop & thinks > Discussion of Stop & Thinks
- Topic 6 - Reorganization and Rearrangement > Topic 6 Wrap-Up > Concept Review
Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement > Reorganization & Rearrangement > Reorganization & Rearrangement
- Classic example. of reorganization and rearrangement using a candle, a book of matches, and a box of thumbtacks.
- A second example using the rates of organ donation in Denmark versus Sweden.
Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement > Reversal > Reversal
- When we are creating new products or processes, we tend to ask – what will work?
- Reversal asks us to ask – what will not work, or what has not been thought of?
- Reversal can not only mean thinking about the converse of what is there, but it can mean thinking backwards.
Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement > Dissection > Dissection
- Dissection of problems cuts them into digestible parts.
- Mind mapping is a tool allowing us to dissect a problem into its component parts.
- The map starts with the central problem- placed in the center- and then breaks it down into sub-problems or steps towards that outcome.
- Then we break down the elements needed to attain that goal.
- Among the component parts of a problem, we hope to isolate one or more key elements with big impact.
Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement > Expansion > Expansion
- Evolution has been thought to occur through selection of individual genes, but a new idea in the field suggests that human trait selection may also occur at the level of the community.
- Being part of a group magnifies individual advantage.
- Groups being stronger than individuals, membership improves individual survival.
- To maximize the opportunity for innovation, we should consider overarching answers like group selection.
Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement > Discussion of stop & thinks > Discussion of Stop & Thinks
- A discussion of how to achieve delivering accessible water to people in emerging economies using the techniques above.
Topic 6 – Reorganization and Rearrangement > Topic 6 Wrap-Up > Concept Review
- The many techniques in the category of reorganization and rearrangement continue to enlarge the PIG In MuD toolbox.
- By mixing invention parts, reversing, dissecting, and expanding, these tools automatically challenge frames.
- There is a lot to chew on in using reorganization and rearrangement tools.
- There’s only one way to ensure their effective use, and that’s through practice.
