Dr. Domenico Lepore, international expert in systemic management, offers unique insight into the Conflict Cloud tool, a systemic Thinking Process Tool from the Theory of Constraints. Dr. Lepore developed the Decalogue Management Methodology together with Oded Cohen. Virtually any situation of blockage can be portrayed in terms of conflict. There are at least three main […]
Separating Wants from Needs – Tools For Thinking Systemically
Embracing conflicts and separating wants from needs are how we actualize change and breakthrough. International expert on systemic change, Dr. Domenico Lepore, shares his insights after many years of guiding corporate and individual change through the Thinking Process Tools. Embracing conflicts In virtually every culture I had the opportunity to come in touch with, the […]
Thinking Process Tools for Managing Systemically
The Thinking Processes from the Theory of Constraints (TOC) first appeared in Dr. Eli Goldratt’s novel ‘It’s Not Luck’ (1994), although a preliminary sketch of the Conflict Cloud had been published in his essay “What is this thing called TOC” (1991). Since then, dozens of books and publications have become available, each of which claiming […]
Educating, Training and Nurturing Systemic Managers (Drive Out Fear)
We have looked in our previous posts at the shape and nature of an organization where we can drive out fear. But how do we prepare people to work within an organization that is different from a traditional hierarchy? What are the skills they need practically, intellectually and emotionally? One thing is for sure: it […]
Structuring the Network of Projects: Emotions and Algorithms
In this series we have illustrated our efforts to draw from network theory to enhance Deming’s Theory of Profound Knowledge and Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints. As an organizational methodology, it is conceptually intricate and its implementation requires a deep understanding of the Theory of Constraints. We hope we have raised and answered some questions, and […]
Learning, Joy, and the Interconnected Future
Continuing our series on the network of projects, this post is by Dr. Domenico Lepore, founder of Intelligent Management Inc.Over the last 20 years he has developed and applied the Decalogue Management methodology in a wide range of organizations in Europe and the USA. The Decalogue is a powerful systemic synergy of W. Edwards Deming’s […]
Why change? Part 2
In Part 2 we look at how cause-and-effect reasoning and acknowledging our ‘cognitive constraints’ are crucial in understanding why, when, what and how to change. Dr. W. Edwards Deming used to warn about the consequences (cause and effect) of seemingly simple actions: “if we kick a dog in the street, we are responsible for the […]
Why Change? Part 1
In our previous post we looked at tools for the three phases of change (What to Change, What to Change to and How to Make the Change Happen). This post is in response to several comments that asked about the ‘why’ of change. Dr. W. Edwards Deming used to say: “The only thing that does […]
Change: Tools for Thinking, Planning and Enacting Change
Continuing our series on Change. In our previous post, we mentioned the three phases of change: what to change what to change to how to make the change happen For each of these phases, there is a powerful Thinking Process Tool from the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Let’s look at the three phases. What to […]
Change: Intuition, Understanding and Knowledge
Continuing our series on change. We live in an extraordinarily complex, post-digital world, where interdependencies and interconnections multiply at an ever-increasing speed. The cause-effect relationships that govern the world as we experience it create a super intricate ‘network of networks’ and we have a very limited understanding of the underlying properties of these networks and […]
