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CreativeLive

Run a Better, Faster, Leaner Business

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Overview

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Ready to finally let go of the unproductive processes that are holding you back at home, in the office, and in your creative life? Join educator and business consultant John Murphy for a three-day introduction to streamlining your creativity.

As he shares techniques from his critically-acclaimed books Beyond Doubt and Zentrepreneur, John will cover ways to make your day-to-day life and tasks better, faster, and more efficient. You’ll learn about the DMAIC model of process improvement, and how it can be used to approach problem solving in an effective, rational way. You’ll also learn about how to prevent processes from being bogged down by waste, duplication or redundancy. John will cover Kaizen -- the art of making good change -- and give you tools to change both your processes and your mindset.

By the end of this course, you’ll have an increased creative energy and processes that will help you implement creative solutions in a balanced, harmonious way.

Syllabus

  • Open Your Eyes to Waste
  • Do You Know Your Market & Customer?
  • Simulation: LeanSigma Game - Round 1
  • Define Your Current State
  • Define Your Value Proposition
  • Establish Your Baseline
  • Data Collection Questions
  • Summarizing Your Current State
  • Getting Better...But Not Quite Right
  • Create a Reality Tree & Causal Circle
  • First Solutions Might Not Be Best
  • Simulation: LeanSigma Game - Round 2
  • Systems - Thinking Towards Innovation
  • Flow Kaizen & The Kanban Process
  • Simulation: LeanSigma Game - Round 3
  • Variation Is The Enemy
  • Simulation: Catapult Exercise - Round 1
  • Error Free Performance
  • Simulation: Catapult Exercise - Round 2
  • Get People To Take Me Seriously
  • Shifting to Empowerment
  • The How Of Wow: Business Planning
  • Standardized Work System
  • The Control Phase of DMAIC
  • Hot Seat: Jane Dolan
  • Hot Seat: Kat Papadakis
  • Hot Seat: Susan Judd
  • Awaken Your Inner Zentrepeneur
  • Heart Coherence

Taught by

John J Murphy

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