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TRIZ / Anti-Goal
Instead of "How do we improve?" it asks "What would we do to fail guaranteed?" The inversion breaks defensive conversations. Laughter is allowed — laughter produces truth.
Shows: Unintended self-sabotage
When to use: When discussion is stuck. When improvement ideas seem exhausted.
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Step 1: Define the Goal
What are you trying to achieve?
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Pre-Mortem
Imagine the failure before it happens. "It's six months later. Our initiative has failed. Why?" Surfaces the most likely risks — with preventive actions, owners, and dates.
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Helps identify the problem type — clear, complicated, complex, chaotic. Prevents complex problems from being smashed with simple standards, or clear problems from being over-debated.
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