Description

Brainpower Networking Using the Crawford Slip Method explains how to focus the creativity and expertise of people with knowledge of a subject on the problems and challenges associated with solving them. This book provides step-by-step guidance for anyone to mobilize collective brainpower to identify and solve problems at any level, from the personal to the highest levels of large organizations. By following the simple easy-to-understand, fully illustrated instructions in this book, system improvers can be effective with the Crawford Slip Method in a matter of days, or even several hours.

This book is logically organized into chapters that lead the reader through:

A brief history of the method

A general description of various applications

How to create the "target" for slip writers

How to prepare for a slip-writing workshop

How to motivate slip writers

How to conduct the slip-writing workshop

How to sort and classify written slips, and

How to convert sorted slips into a useful form

Appendices provide examples of actual slip-writing targets for various specialized purposes that the reader can use exactly as provided to get started with the Crawford Slip Method