In the mid-80s, when Jack Welch launched GE x10 he said: I would love to have a management team that really understood the cvsx10=bvs equation. Its the value-added role in the management process.
At that time GE was a USD35 billion manufacturer of everything from locomotives to light bulbs. By the time Jack left in 2001 GE market value had maximised to USD484 billion making it the most valuable company in the world.
Today, the most valuable company in the world is Google. In February 2013, WIRED Magazines Steven Levy interviewed Larry Page of Google and wrote:
Larry Page lives by the gospel of 10x. Most companies would be happy to improve a product by 10 percent. Not the CEO and cofounder of Google. The way Page sees it, a 10 percent improvement means that youre basically doing the same thing as everybody else. Thats why Page expects his employees to create products and services that are 10 times better than the competition.
MICHAEL HEWITT-GLEESON designed GE x10 for Jack Welch and is acknowledged as the father of x10 thinking. He is the author of The x10 Memeplex: Multiply Your Business By Ten! (Prentice Hall, 2000). Michael talks about x10 thinking here …
Don’t identify with a situation by observing your own reactions. To reach this stage of being it is required self-observation. The later requires repetition and selwareness.
Without escape we are trapped in our current state. Without searching it is unlikely that we will never discover anything new. Combining the two (ie. Thinking) will enable us, with much practice, to make quantum leaps and find new things that we would not have found otherwise. Some of which will be Good, some Bad and some Better.
Only by removing yourself from a situation or thought pattern can you effectively re-evaluate your position and strategically alter your viewpoint. Take the time to seek out new answers, and allow yourself time to mull over the tidbits you’ll discover.
Escaping from the path of narrow mindedness, my way or the highway is not road to a BVS. Searching and keeping an open mind and considering the ideas of others by 1 or more and adaptation of these ideas to a CVS, will indeed result in achieving a BVS.
Removing yourself from a situation/escaping for a brief peiod of time can often help refresh your thinking process. I find I already do this when attempting a crossword puzzle. I often read and interpret the clue completely differently the second time round. That is why it’s best not to get hung up on finding the best soltuion/answer straight away. Escaping the current situation definitely puts you on the road to a BVS.
Leaps and Bounds by Paul Kelly sprung to mind whilst reading. Like the learnings from Escape + Search = Think the song is about how great the freedom of release is when you escape from the norm. Train yourself to repeat the process to grab on to the feeling and make better decisions.
Don’t identify with a situation by observing your own reactions. To reach this stage of being it is required self-observation. The later requires repetition and selwareness.
Without escape we are trapped in our current state. Without searching it is unlikely that we will never discover anything new. Combining the two (ie. Thinking) will enable us, with much practice, to make quantum leaps and find new things that we would not have found otherwise. Some of which will be Good, some Bad and some Better.
By disconnecting from your conscious thought processes(escape), allows the subconscious to “think” and provide alternative solutions(search).
changing long held habits takes a lot of effort and practice, practice, conscious practice
I must still learn to do Kangaroo thinking. Often to scared to take to big jumps.
Only by removing yourself from a situation or thought pattern can you effectively re-evaluate your position and strategically alter your viewpoint. Take the time to seek out new answers, and allow yourself time to mull over the tidbits you’ll discover.
Escaping from the path of narrow mindedness, my way or the highway is not road to a BVS. Searching and keeping an open mind and considering the ideas of others by 1 or more and adaptation of these ideas to a CVS, will indeed result in achieving a BVS.
Removing yourself from a situation/escaping for a brief peiod of time can often help refresh your thinking process. I find I already do this when attempting a crossword puzzle. I often read and interpret the clue completely differently the second time round. That is why it’s best not to get hung up on finding the best soltuion/answer straight away. Escaping the current situation definitely puts you on the road to a BVS.
Leaps and Bounds by Paul Kelly sprung to mind whilst reading. Like the learnings from Escape + Search = Think the song is about how great the freedom of release is when you escape from the norm. Train yourself to repeat the process to grab on to the feeling and make better decisions.
Repetition of chant, and of process.