Brett Doering

CREATING INVENTIONS
TRYING TO BALANCE THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF BRINGING LARGE SCALE RENEWABLES
ON LINE WITHOUT BANKRUPTING EXISTING FOSSIL FUEL PROVIDERS.
SOME MIGHT SAY "BAN COAL"
I POSTULATE "NO"
BAN BROWN COAL FOR BLACK
THEN BLACK COAL FOR GAS
THEN GAS FOR RENEWABLES.
THE TROUBLE WITH THE ABOVE IS THAT THE ONLY ORGANIZING AUTHORITY
WITH THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE ABOVE AGENDA, NAMELY "THE UNITED NATIONS"
IS SOMEWHAT OF A TOOTHLESS TIGER.
PERHAPS, IN A MORE POSITIVE NOTE, THE YOUTH RALLIES OF TODAY MIGHT ACHIEVE
WHAT THEIR PEERS HAVE NOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY REACH VOTING AGE.

1 BREAK DOWN THE PROBLEM TO ITS LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR
THIS IS YOUR CHALLENGE TO OVERSEA AND ESTABLISH A WORKABLE SOLUTION
THAT EXCEED YOUR CLIENTS EXPECTATIONS.
NOW REMOVE THE WORD "PROBLEM" AND SUBSTITUTE THE WORD "CHALLENGE"
["PROBLEM" IS A SOMEWHAT NEGATIVE WORD WHEREAS "CHALLENGE" IS A
CREATIVELY INVOKED EXPRESSION THAT LENDS ITSELF, IDEALLY, TO A PURPOSE
BUILT SOLUTION INVOLVING MULTIPLE TEAMS.



TEAM "A"









2 ASSIGN THE NOW SEGMENTED PROBLEM TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS GIVING EACH
PERSON THE TASK TO WHICH FIELD THEY ARE MOST QUALIFIED/ EXPERIENCED IN.


TEAM "B"


3 AS IN "2"

BREAK THE "CHALLENGE" DOWN INTO CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT TIME LINES
PUTTING ALL THOSE MEMBERS WHO PERFORM BEST UNDER TIME CONSTRAINTS
IN ONE TEAM AND THE OTHER MEMBERS WHOSE BEST ABILITIES ARE GAINED FROM
A MORE RELAXED ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE STRESS OF DEADLINES IS REMOVED


PICK TEAM "CAPTAINS." IT IS IMPORTANT TO PICK THE PERSON THAT EVERYBODY
ON THE TEAM RESPECTS AND WHOM THEY EASILY CAN RELATE TO WHO ALSO HAS SKILLED COMMUNICATION ABILITIES, RATHER THAN SELECT A "CAPTAIN" ON THE BASIS OF I.Q. ALONE.
THE TEAMS SHOULD IDEALLY BE SEPARATED, TO AVOID CROSS IDEA CONTAMINATION.
CAPTAINS SHOULD REPORT ON A REGULAR BASIS ON PROGRESS UPDATES AND ANY EQUIPMENT NEEDS.
A GOAL AND/OR INCENTIVES SHOULD BE OFFERED TO THE TEAM THAT SUCCEEDS IN
THE "CHALLENGE"
YOUR MAJOR CONSIDERATION AS AN SUPERVISOR IS TO TAKE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE
IDEAS FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF, SAY. TEAM "A" AND GIVE THAT SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THE PERSON IN TEAM "B" THAT IS WORKING ON EXACTLY THE SAME ASPECT BUT HAVING DIFFICULTIES PROGRESSING WITH THE CHALLENGE [WITH THE ADDED HELP OF EACH CAPTAIN]
IF YOU FIND THAT YOU COME TO AN IMPASSE WITH REGARDS TO FINDING A SOLUTION
TO A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF THE "CHALLENGE" THEN :
A. THE TEAM CAPTAIN RE-ALLOCATES THE PROBLEM TO ANOTHER TEAM MEMBER WHO HAS ACHIEVED THE MOST PROMISING RESULTS SO FAR.
B IMPROVE ON THE INCENTIVES
IF THIS STILL DOES NOT HEED ANY POSITIVE RESULTS THEN :
C SWAP TEAM CAPTAINS AROUND TO NOW GIVE EACH GROUP A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC
WITH REGARDS TO WHAT A NEW TEAM LEADER CAN "BRING TO THE TABLE"
IF STILL NO RESULTS THEN :
D NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING BOTH GROUPS TOGETHER, EFFECTIVELY DOUBLING
THE BRAIN POWER BY ALLOWING THE TWO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON RESOLVING THE SAME IMPASSE TO CONVERSE DIRECTLY WITH EACH OTHER.

IF THE SOLUTION STILL ALLUDES THEN :
CONSIDER TAKING A TEMPORARY ABSTINENCE FROM YOUR POSITION AND APPOINT
THE BEST TEAM CAPTAIN TO YOUR POSITION.
IF AFTER AN APPROPRIATE TIME THERE ARE STILL NO FRUITFUL OUTCOMES, THEN, WITH YOUR SUPERVISORS CONSENT, CONSIDER OUTSOURCING SOME OR ALL OF WHAT NOW HAS CLEARLY BECOME A "PROBLEM"
REMEMBERING THAT AN EQUABLE OUTCOME FOR YOUR CLIENT IS MOST IMPORTANT
IN RETAINING THEM AS A CLIENT AND THAT IT IS INDEED THE SIGN OF A SKILLED
PRACTITIONER IN KNOWING WHEN TO RELINQUISH AUTHORITY FOR THE OF THE SAKE
OF MAINTAINING THE COMPANIES HARD EARNED, BUT EASILY LOST, REPUTATION