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 coaches]

  • Exercise Rules

  • YOUR Current Reality Tree