[Recommended] "Evaporating Clouds (TOC Thinking Processes) by Dr. James Holt - Washington Univ. USA | Theory Of Constraints | Scoop.it
[Includes 4 presentations and a link to a dedicated website]

 […] "The Evaporating Cloud Tool is a Discovery Tool. In the process of writing them, we DISCOVER new things. Beginners have to start on the Simple conflicts (even trivial). It's because they are not used to discovering new knowledge. And, verbalization can be very difficult when it is new to them.
[…] Harder Conflicts […] the harder clouds should be the main focus of the "A Cloud-a-Day" website. […] Tough Clouds, Chronic Conflicts. Now some comments on the whole Evaporating Cloud issue. Discovery is tough. Two people discover different things. […] Often a person will have trouble breaking their own cloud because they are too close to the issue. […] This introduces the problems with Negative Branch Reservations [NBRs] that an individual has. […] To solve VERY TOUGH clouds people need to understand NBRs. Enclosed is another EM 526 PowerPoint lecture Help with the Negative Branch Reservation Tool […]. This presentation gives four ways to achieve a breakthrough even though it appears blocked. The NBR is the key tool to do it. […] Considering VERY TOUGH clouds, one MUST address chronic conflict. […] The only solution is the Chronic Conflict Solution."
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Keep thinking!
Dr Holt

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