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slides from BI-lecture

The slides from the BI-lecture held March 17th are available on this page. The slides are in Norwegian.

50 reasons why we can't change

In an article in 'Product Engineering' in 1959, E. F. Borish listed 50 reasons why we/it/they can't change. That list is still relevant ...

1. We've never done it before
2. Nobody else have ever done it
3. It has never been tried before
4. We tried it before
5. Another company/person tried it before
6. We've been doing it this way for 25 years
7. It won't work in a small company
8. It won't work in a large company
9. It won't work in our company
10. Why change — it's working OK
11. The boss will never buy it
12. It needs further investigation
13. Our competitors are not doing it
14. It's too much trouble to change
15. Our company is different
16. The ad department says it can't be done
17. The sales department says it can't be done
18. The service department won't like it
19. The janitor says it can't be done
20. It can't be done
21. We don't have the money
22. We don't have the personnel
23. We don't have the equipment
24. The union will scream
25. It's too visionary
26. You can't teach an old dog new tricks
27. It's too radical a change
28. It's beyond my responsibility
29. It's not my job
30. We don't have the time
31. It will obsolete other procedures
32. Customers won't buy it
33. It's contrary to policy
34. It will increase overhead
35. The employees will never buy it
36. It's not our problem
37. I don't like it
38. You're right, but ...
39. We're not ready for it
40. It needs more thought
41. Management won't accept it
42. We can't take the chance
43. We'd lose money on it
44. It takes too long to pay out
45. We're doing all right as it is
46. It needs a committee study
47. Competition won't like it
48. It needs sleeping on
49. It won't work in this department
50. It's impossible

Take your pick ...

change and pain

Changing is painful for most people, so therefor most of us try to avoid it.

It isn't until things really start to go wrong; when things really hurt, that we try to do something about the situation.

Because, like Macciavelli stated;

“There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new..."

So the list on the left might be useful.