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While it is not news that change is the order of the day, how we personally come to master change is the question of the day. Not to adapt, not to change, will not only doom individuals but also organizations, industries and even societies.

MindSights™ CHANGE-IT is a very thorough personal problem solving process that offers a method of clearly seeing, fully understanding, developing effective solutions, coming to a certain decision, then, applying the solution to a complete resolution.

Table of Contents

Preface	... 1
Introduction	... 3
Change-it Framework Tutorial	... 5

Step 1: Identify Problems and Opportunities (Workspace)	... 7
Mindfulness	... 9
Putting Problems on the Table	... 11
Awareness Journaling	... 13
Individual Work Observation and Improvement	... 15

Step 2: Understand the Current Situation (Workspace)	... 17
Problem vs. Opportunity vs. Issue	... 18
Personal Understanding Matrix	... 20
Problem (Opportunity) Statement	... 22
Certainty Test	... 24
Finding Core Beliefs	... 25
Impacts of Beliefs on Thinking	... 28

Step 3: Determine Purposes and Set Goals (Workspace)	... 30
Identify Purposes & Set Goals	... 31
Personal Visioning	... 32
Personal Goal Setting	... 34

Step 4: Analyze Obstacles and Causes (Workspace)	... 36
Obstacle (Gap) Analysis	... 37
Problem Source - Five Whys Causal Chain	... 39

Step 5: Prepare the Mind for Creativity (Workspace)	... 40
Incubation	... 41
Creative Focus Statement	... 42
Creative & Questioning Attitudes	... 44

Step 6: Generate Creative Ideas and Solutions (Workspace)	... 45
Personal Brainstorming	... 46
Basic Creativity Trigger Questions	... 47

Step 7: Decide What Solution is Best (Workspace)	... 50
Personal Change Balance Sheet	... 51
Intuitive Coin Flip	... 53

Step 8: Take Action (Workspace)	... 54
Manage & Resolve Any Problem	... 55
Five How's	... 57

Final Report - Change-It	... 59