Problem Solving

Stock and Flow Bathtubs

How to Develop Stock and Flow Diagrams to Discover the Real Drivers of Outcomes

I Recently Hired a Landscaper, and His Seasonal Ups and Downs Reminded Me of the Power of Stock and Flow Diagrams. By Visualizing His Business as a Series of Bathtubs With Faucets and Drains, the Real Constraints Became Clear. It’s a Practical Way for Small Business Owners to See Beyond Symptoms and Manage Systems.

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Iceberg

How to Develop an Iceberg Model to Find the Root Causes Behind Business Challenges

Most Owners React Only to What They Can See; A Slow Month or a Poor Launch, Without Realizing That the Real Causes Lie Deeper. The Iceberg Model Shows How Events Are Shaped by Patterns and Trends, Structures, and Mental Models. By Digging Beneath the Surface, Small Business Owners Can Uncover Leverage Points That Change Outcomes for Good.

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Man Chatting with ChatGPT

Stop Using AI Like a Tool—Start Collaborating With It Like a Business Mentor

Most Business Owners Use AI to Speed Things Up—Summarizing Content or Writing Emails. But What if You Flipped the Script? This Article Shows How You Can Use AI Not Just to Get Answers, But to Explore Ideas, Challenge Assumptions, and Become More Creative Through One-On-One Collaboration.

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Wrong Way

Why Businesses Fail to Solve the Right Problem

The recent actions of Twitter and Facebook to delete user accounts are examples of businesses looking for an easy, short-term solution that fails to solve the right problem. They both failed to look at the second-order effects of their decisions, making the solving of the real issues much harder in the future while hurting at the same time their business and economic models in the process.

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