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Improve the step that holds everything back

Identify a constraint and a consequence of improving the wrong step.

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Situation

Make room for a better idea.What would you ask before choosing a direction?Illustrated learning characters · fictional scene

The Builder · fictional example

The situation

A service team can receive 12 requests per hour, check 6 and finish 10. The Builder is asked to make the intake form twice as fast.

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