Comments on: The Monkey Cage Sessions http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/retail-shaken-not-stirred/2010/07/the-monkey-cage-sessions.html Kevin Ertell serves up a cocktail of e-retail and cross-channel strategies, tactics, observations, and ideas. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:29:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin Ertell http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/retail-shaken-not-stirred/2010/07/the-monkey-cage-sessions.html/comment-page-1#comment-2789 Kevin Ertell Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:45:30 +0000 http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/?p=878#comment-2789 Thanks for your comment, Francis. I appreciate your three point breakdown, and thanks also for linking to the 5 Whys page. I hadn't thought of this technique in that context before, but I can see why you did. I also wholeheartedly agree that more critical thinking should be taught in primary school. Thanks for your comment, Francis. I appreciate your three point breakdown, and thanks also for linking to the 5 Whys page. I hadn’t thought of this technique in that context before, but I can see why you did. I also wholeheartedly agree that more critical thinking should be taught in primary school.

]]> By: Francis Norton http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/retail-shaken-not-stirred/2010/07/the-monkey-cage-sessions.html/comment-page-1#comment-2787 Francis Norton Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:13:35 +0000 http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/?p=878#comment-2787 What I like about this is: [1] it resists premature solutions [2] it has many of the benefits of the "5 Whys" technique (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys) which I personally think is such an effective critical thinking technique that it should be taught at primary school [3] it also resolves some of the listed limitations of the "5 Whys" technique such as "Inability to go beyond the investigator's current knowledge" Nice work, nice post. Thanks. What I like about this is:
[1] it resists premature solutions
[2] it has many of the benefits of the “5 Whys” technique (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys) which I personally think is such an effective critical thinking technique that it should be taught at primary school
[3] it also resolves some of the listed limitations of the “5 Whys” technique such as “Inability to go beyond the investigator’s current knowledge”

Nice work, nice post. Thanks.

]]> By: The power of a little naiveté | Retail: Shaken Not Stirred by Kevin Ertell http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/retail-shaken-not-stirred/2010/07/the-monkey-cage-sessions.html/comment-page-1#comment-2781 The power of a little naiveté | Retail: Shaken Not Stirred by Kevin Ertell Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:23:46 +0000 http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/?p=878#comment-2781 [...] is to get some different thinking injected into the conversation. One of the main tenets of the Monkey Cage Sessions problem solving technique I’ve written about before is inviting people of different experience levels and backgrounds [...] [...] is to get some different thinking injected into the conversation. One of the main tenets of the Monkey Cage Sessions problem solving technique I’ve written about before is inviting people of different experience levels and backgrounds [...]

]]> By: Kevin Ertell http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/retail-shaken-not-stirred/2010/07/the-monkey-cage-sessions.html/comment-page-1#comment-2654 Kevin Ertell Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:38:44 +0000 http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/?p=878#comment-2654 Thanks for your comment, Mike. I think you draw a very interesting parallel with Six Sigma. I definitely need to do more research about Six Sigma is general and DMAIC in particular. I love your point about controlling our emotions and egos long enough to understand our reasons for needing change. That's great stuff! Thanks again. Thanks for your comment, Mike. I think you draw a very interesting parallel with Six Sigma. I definitely need to do more research about Six Sigma is general and DMAIC in particular. I love your point about controlling our emotions and egos long enough to understand our reasons for needing change. That’s great stuff! Thanks again.

]]> By: Mike Tausig http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/retail-shaken-not-stirred/2010/07/the-monkey-cage-sessions.html/comment-page-1#comment-2651 Mike Tausig Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:24:18 +0000 http://www.retailshakennotstirred.com/?p=878#comment-2651 That would be "what I like to CALL the Mobius Strip of Change". I should have studied my comment a bit more before posting. Touche to me. That would be “what I like to CALL the Mobius Strip of Change”. I should have studied my comment a bit more before posting. Touche to me.

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