Pocket Mentor Demo

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Instantly become the BEST questioner in your meetings by using this unique but simple application. Pocket Mentor enables you to walk into meetings and find the right questions to ask. Demo is sized to fit your Win Mobile device

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Pocket Mentor

Basic Question Sets

(Click on blue hyperlinks)

Main Menu

1. Write problem/opportunity statement.

2. Work on a more important problem?

3. Find the right people to solve problem.

4. Describe the problem or situation.

5. Write a transient (change) statement.

6. Systems think the whole problem.

7. List reasons for wanting to resolve.

8. Write goal / objectives statements.

9. Briefly describe the ideal future.

10. Find the problem’s root cause.

11. Identify and remove obstacles.

12. List requirements for ideas/solutions.

13. Idea generation strategy & incubate.

14. Generate lots of ideas/solutions.

15. Categorize and group ideas.

16. Synthesize ideas.

17. Turn ideas into practical solutions.

18. Criteria for judging ideas/solutions.

19. Pick right decision making method.

20. Decide on the best solution.

21. Validate correctness of decision.

22. Determine if solution needs testing.

23. Feedback to prevent recurrence.

24. Is the time right to implement?

25. Develop implementation plan.

26. Identify contingency plan options.

27. Monitor progress and adjust plan.

28. Post implementation review.

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Q1

1. Write a problem statement. [menu]

• Can the problem be stated in 15 words or less?
• Are you sure this is a real problem
• How would other people state the problem?
• Can reframing the problem give different perspectives?
• Should it be stated with a specific measurable result?
• Should it be stated starting with the words - How can I/we...?
• Will everyone who reads it have the same understanding?
• Is the scope of the problem limited enough to make it solvable?

Q11

Real Problem q11[return] [menu]

• What relevant person thinks this is not a problem?
• Who thinks this is a problem? Any exaggeration?
• Is this just a symptom of the real problem?
• Is this an issue and not a problem?
• Do you intuitively feel this is the right problem to be solved?

Q12

Other People q11[return] [menu]

• How would someone unaffected by the problem see it?
• How would the problem owner state the problem?
• If all opinions or biases were removed, how might the problem be stated?
• Restate by substituting synonyms and antonyms.
• How would the problem be stated based on:

· when it occurs

· where it occurs

· how it occurs

· why it occurs.

Q13

Reframe Problem q11[return] [menu]

• If the problem could be boiled down to one word, what would it be?
• How can the problem be stated as an opportunity or something positive?
• How would the problem be stated as a broader problem?
• How might the problem be stated in the future or in the past?
• Can you restate the problem more generally? More Specifically?
• How might the problem be exaggerated to give a different viewpoint?

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