Hello,
When my family gets together (oh, pre-pandemic) we would knock out a 1,000 piece puzzle together on the dining room table over a few days. As I reflect about the general process that you follow, it's very analogous to business problems, right?
3 min video here.
Highlights:
Look at the box; what is the picture we’re making? what does success look like?
Start with the edges of the puzzle; define the boundaries and what is in scope
Sort the pieces into colors, themes; what are the MECE buckets for analysis?
Hunt down the pieces and be crafty; refer back to you hypotheses and adapt
Puzzles have all the pieces included; consulting projects don't have all the data
It's been fun to create 3 min videos of the takeaway here.
John
jkstrategy@consultantsmind.com