So many technological tools out there right now with the laptop, the tablet, and the smartphone, to name a few. There are spreadsheets and slide decks and projectors and software as well.
But, there is just something about the simple elegance of the sticky note for visual problem solving as a tool.
Here are 5 reasons I often like the sticky note over technology:
It moves freely – Often, when coaching I build process flow maps or matrices and when a step is missed, or a better idea comes up, you just lift it off the wall and move it over, down, across and re-stick it!!
It forces conciseness – Much like a Twitter post, your characters are limited if you want to be able to read it from a distance. Verb and a noun! That’s all you need.
It improves brainstorming – By giving everyone in your group one of those little stacks, you are sure to get all of their thoughts. And, it is easier to move them into themes once you ahve the ideas. (Refer to reason 1)
It makes for a good reminder – You can’t hit ‘dismiss’ on a sticky note. Just recently, I needed to remember to get something out of the fridge before I left, so I wrapped that sticky around the car keys and, sure enough, I would have forgotten!
It is symmetrical – the 3 x 3 is my favorite, but that is the engineer in me.
To become Champion leader, we have to be on a continuous improvement journey for ourselves and others. We have to be able to take advantage of the precious seconds that we have each day.
There are things that I come across each week that help me, inspire me, relax me, motivate me, and are sometimes are just funny that I want to share with you so that you can smile more, build faith, think positively, network well, exercise often, eat healthy, and grow daily.
