The tools practiced in this workshop are

: Brainstorming Multi-voting Nominal group technique

Situation:

Consider that you/your group works for a non-profit organization and you are trying to find the best solution to high electricity bills. In the Improve phase of your Lean Six Sigma project, you need to identify methods to help find a solution to the high monthly electricity bills. So, you decide to creatively brainstorm ideas for solving this problem with the assistance of some of your co-workers (Be sure to collect some creative ideas from others from your friends and family). Then, you will use multi-voting or nominal group technique to determine the idea(s)/solution(s) you will implement to lower the organizations electricity bills.

Instructions:

Use information from your training manual in Improve Phase Lessons 5-6 to assist you with the activities that follow. Be sure to follow the best practices for each tool you use in this workshop.

Activities:

1. Describe the brainstorming method/approach you used in this Workshop and identify those who participated in your brainstorming activities:

2. List your ideas/potential solutions to decrease the cost of the electricity per month based on your brainstorming activities (at least 12 for multi-voting, 6 for NGT), labeling each with a unique identifier:

3. Show the details of your work using the multi-voting or nominal group technique to determine the idea(s)/solution(s) you will implement in your organization: [Paste your multi-voting or nominal group technique graphic here. Please ensure your work is readable on an 8 in. x 11 in. piece of paper or you will not receive credit for your work.]

4. Describe which solution idea you will implement to decrease monthly electricity bills.