(2023-08-12) Maurya How To Turn Your Limiting Constraints Into Seeds For Breakthrough Innovation

Ash Maurya: How To Turn Your Limiting Constraints Into Seeds For Breakthrough Innovation. The basic idea is using a systems approach to
identify the limiting constraint,
uncover root causes,
then formulate and test ways for breaking the constraint. (cf 2015-12-29-MauryaHowToAchieveBreakthroughByEmbracingConstraints)

I learned about propelling questions in a book titled: A Beautiful Constraint by Adam Morgan and Mark Barden.

When confronted with a limiting constraint, use the following prompt: How do I achieve “the goal” without acquiring more of the limiting resource (constraint)?

How do you win Le Mans without a faster car?

They won the race, not by building a faster car, but a more efficient car.

By putting diesel technology into their race cars, Audi reduced the number of pitstops their car had to make, which was the edge they needed to win.

From a systems perspective, however, constraints are gifts.

Every system always has one, and correctly identifying that single constraint is key to practicing “right action, right time.” (Bottleneck)

The biggest results come from just a few key actions. The challenge, of course, is identifying where to focus and, more importantly, what not to do.