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Mar 6, 2009 0

Five Whys?

From the IDEO Method Cards: Five Whys?

HOW: Ask “Why?” questions in response to five consecutive answers.
WHY: This exercise forces people to examine and express the underlying reasons for their behavior and attitudes.

My two and a half year old is a master of this method. It is a fun and refreshing exercise that keeps me on my toes. I find myself asking five whys quite a bit lately and finding it difficult to get to root causes. Maybe I need to go back and listen to this episode of This American Life again.

Mar 5, 2009 0

Method Cards

In a stack of magazines and old notebooks I found a catalog from William Stout Architectural Books from many years ago. I’d ordered the IDEO Method Cards and stuck the catalog away for future reference. The cards are a timely reminder to “make the human element as important as the technical and business elements” and the catalog reminds me that I have another stop to make on my next trip to San Francisco.

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