A3 template from Lean management, updated with strength-based approaches to change: Appreciative Inquiry, Solution Focus and Positive Deviance

1. Title :
Starting Situation:
Action plan
What would you like to work/are you working on? What is the situation? Who wants this situation to be different? Who
would benefit from it? How? Provide facts, metrics & costs.
List below the steps that you feel need to be taken in order to raise to the next step on the scale.
What
Who
When
First smallest, concrete
step
Vision (Preferred Future):
Suppose this problem didn’t exist, how would this situation, process or area look? What would be different?
Preferred Future:
10
Results
What positive results have you noticed? What delighted you? What impact has the action plan had on the initial
situation? How would you rate yourself against the best future that is possible now (represented by 10)?
What works already?
On a scale from 1-10, rate the current situation. Please Identify and capture any “counters” and “resources” – what skills,
experience and know-how are available? In what situations does the problem not occur or is less intense?
New level:
Learning
What have you noticed when solving this problem? What surprised and delighted you?
Current note/10:
Next step on scale
Please choose a rating out of 10 that describes where you can reasonably reach in the near future in comparison to the
preferred future (10). What will be different when you get to that level? What will others notice that is different? How
will you know things have changed? What will you have started that begun the path from where you are today to where
you will be at that next step on the scale?
Next steps
What next steps are now possible that you didn’t expect before solving the situation?
Next step:
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