Appreciation, a Problem Solving Technique from Mind Tools - The Diigo Meta page

• 16 Nov 09
  

  Tamara Hagen

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• 04 Nov 09
  

  Danard Vincente
• 24 Jun 08
  

  Dania Saad
  • Appreciation

  • Appreciation is a very simple but powerful technique for
    extracting the maximum amount of information from a simple fact.

    
    

    How to Use the Tool:

    
    

    Starting with a fact, ask the question 'So what?' i.e. what
    are the implications of that fact? Keep on asking that question until you have
    drawn all possible inferences.

    
    

    Example:

    
    

    Appreciation is a technique used by military planners, so we
    will take a military example:

    
    

    Fact: It rained heavily last night

    
    

    So What?

    
    

    – The ground will be wet

    
    

    So What?

    
    

    – It will turn into mud quickly

    
    

    So What?

    
    

    – If many troops and vehicles pass over the same ground,
    movement will be progressively slower and more difficult as the ground gets
    muddier and more difficult.

    
    

    So What?

    
    

    – Where possible, stick to paved roads. Otherwise expect
    movement to be much slower than normal.

    
    

    While it would be possible to reach this conclusion without
    the use of a formal technique, Appreciation provides a framework within which
    you can extract information quickly, effectively and reliably.

• 08 Mar 08
  

  Candace Chou

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  roy choco

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