Corporate Practices Referencing the W-Shaped Problem-Solving Model and Lessons Learned from Them
The Effectiveness of the KJ Method and What It Does Not Have to Do With It
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52731/liir.v004.182Keywords:
Decision-making Process, KJ method, Vision Formation, W-shaped problem-solving modelAbstract
This paper focuses on the application of the W-shaped problem-solving model in skeletal-model- product development and the importance of the decision-making process. In the skeletal model business at the company represented by the first author, the process of vision formation is examined in detail, and how the interruption of the decision-making process in the middle of the process caused serious problems later on, which were resolved by reintroducing the decision-making process. Furthermore, the usefulness and limitations of the W-shaped problem-solving model in practice, and the indispensability of knowledge related to commercial activities will be specifically discussed to draw lessons for future practice.
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