{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Puzzle, Problem, Mess","title":"The 'Puzzle Problem Mess' Framework, explained by Gerald Ashley","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1603,"description":"Gerald Ashley is a sought-after speaker, advisor, broadcaster and writer on change, risk and decision making. It was through Gerald’s guest appearance on another podcast that I came across the concept of the ‘Puzzle Problem Mess’.  So I was very grateful when Gerald agreed to do this first episode of the Puzzle Problem Mess podcast, to explain the concept that underpins this podcast. The Puzzle Problem Mess podcast will focus on issues shaping the global media economy, but Gerald is not a media man, and we don’t really focus on media in this episode, and that, too, is deliberate. Gerald and I are both of the view that ideas and inspiration can and should be taken from outside your area of expertise as much as from inside it – and to that end, Gerald’s thinking can be applied to modern media management. Gerald and I talk about:-  Russell L Ackoff’s problem solving based on categorising complex challenges into puzzles, problems or messes. -  How predictive planning might best be used in messy strategic environments-  3M’s culture of innovation and Lockheed Martin’s Skunkworks program-  The dangers of mistakenly treating messes as problems, or problems as puzzles -  Career advice for those making their way in an increasingly messy media landscape Links relating to the episode: https://www.geraldashley.com/ Jules Goddard: this is a classic 9 min presentation – Gerald was there and it had big effect on Gerald’s thinkinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNlzl37GLdAhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncommon-Sense-Common-Nonsense-organisations-ebook/dp/B007XUGB0S/Gerd Gigerenzerhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Reckoning-Risk-Learning-Live-Uncertainty/dp/0140297863/Arie De Gueshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Company-Arie-Geus/dp/087584782X/Gerald Ashley and Terry Lloydhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Speed-World-explosive-everything/dp/1906659702/ The Key Rules of Skunkworks The founder of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works was Clarence Leonard \"Kelly\" Johnson. He established 14 core operating...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/slfZiaqPWFcJ64dYbIgCIjgQDf1vmjzmcY37afDdZCU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTcw/OTU2NmU2NDVjNDc0/NTMzYTE2MDY3NjNk/YTQyYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}