Just my 2 cents, at least.Wow, you're really still using Reddit classic?Ĭatch up with past episodes on DisneyXD and the DisneyNOW app. If you're feeling you're doing it wrong, forget those 5 Whys, get your peers around a nice cup of coffee and just ask yourselves what went bad and how to fix it. The 5 Why's are for the 100K+ headcount corporate world where creativity gets killed by job titles and roles, this is not the world me and you are living in and we need to start geting a crytical eye on bullshit like this. Please, feel free to sit down at stand-up meetings, please feel free to ask silly questions, please feel free to act like human beings and not just like Bandai robots acting a theatrical pièce. Speaking of Lean and Agile, I honestly hate stand-ups, I think people should not play the game by strict rules but rather that the rules should be adapted to people. Now, if you live in a super large multinational corporation, ok, I agree you may need this to communicate with your peers but do not expect anyone to stay true to their words, they'll be just picking the right arguments to backstub others, you included.īut honestly, we're pretty tired of all this Japanese/Manga/Samurai corporate stuff, it simply does not apply to the western culture that nurtures dialog, creativity and human interactions. This is a typical role-play game, just like De Bono's five hats and many other problem solving techniques. The idea is that when something goes wrong, you get together in a room with your peers, look at each other with a compassionate attitude and as yourself a number of questions, 5 actually, about what went wrong and how can "we" fix it. The "5 Why's" technique is a byproduct of the Japanese manufacturer industry, it's a monster generated (I should say vomited) in a sad, dull and gray office in a some sort of Osaka or Tokyo industrial suburb.
Now, gimme a minute and let me explain to you in clear words that this is just bullshit and why you should just ignore it if you live in the real world.
Recently on the web and social media I've seen people posting and commenting on a problem solving tactic called "the 5 why's".