Content

PART-4a: The Current Reality Tree (1)  [48 slides]
  • Problem Analysis Using the Current Reality Tree
  • How a Goal Tree Informs the Creation of a Current Reality Tree
  • How Undesirable Effects Are Determined
  • Undesirable Effects and Root Causes
  • Current Reality Tree Operational Definitions
  • Current Reality Tree Symbology
  • Example #1: Og’s and Trog’s Wheel Shop
  • Example #2: Nissan Motor Company
  • Different Kinds of Cause-and-Effect Trees
  • What You Need to Start Creating a Current Reality Tree
  • General Approach: The Old Mill and the Stream
 
PART-4b: The Current Reality Tree (2)  [42 slides]
  • Paper or Digital?
  • How to Construct A Current Reality Tree (Steps 1-4)
    • Consolidating Clusters
    • “Lockstep” Logic
  • How to Construct A Current Reality Tree (Step 5)
    • The Component Elements of Successful Current Reality Trees
    • The Syllogism: Foundation of “Tight” Cause-Effect Logic
    • The Three Most Common Errors in Cause-Effect Trees
  • How to Construct A Current Reality Tree (Steps 6-8)
    • Negative Reinforcing Loops
  • How to Construct A Current Reality Tree (Steps 9-10)
  • How Long to Complete a Current Reality Tree?
  • A Quick “Test”
 
PART-4c: The Current Reality Tree (3)  [6 slides]
  • Exercise: “And it was supposed to be such a nice evening…” [Completed online, with me]
  • Exercise Rules
  • YOUR Current Reality Tree