What might an inverse approach to doing business look like? Sounds like an open ended question. Where does one begin to answer it? Taking an inverse approach to doing business is preceded by understanding and knowledge of how business is being done at present. Inverse approaches in theory represent progress, new thinking, and new direction regarding processes. Processes are how organizations operate regardless of what they do. Top down and bottom up are broad terms commonly used to describe what are in fact detailed processes summed up in simple linear terms.
Organizational processes that are not as efficient as they could be, not as streamlined as they could be, or as cost effective as they could be require examination. Organizationally, it would be best if this were an ongoing exercise. Anyone reading this might say, we do this. We have monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual meetings throughout our organization to discuss topics of importance and strategize. True, most organizations have a program of sorts embedded.
What if your organization requires or demands an entirely new approach to how it does its business? If topics needing mitigation or change are discussed and enacted with a business process or processes that should be addressed prior to their execution, what will happen?
Standard practices, to become obsolete in favor of a new and better way in terms of approaching business processes requires inverse or new approaches. Change and openness is a challenge. It takes vision to see a better way. It takes innovation to realize that vision. It takes work and courage to execute. One might say, this is not sufficient, let’s look at an inverse approach to what we are doing. Perhaps it will be better for us. Think about it.
