FAST Creativity & Innovation: Rapidly Improving Processes, Product Development and Solving Complex Problems

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This title is a landmark work authored by the creator of the method called Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) and pioneer of value engineering and value analysis. FAST is a powerful mapping technique that can graphically model goals, objectives, strategies, plans, systems, projects, products, processes, and procedures in function terms to identify function dependencies by organizing them into a cause and effect relationship. This technique quickly brings clarity to whatever situation or problem it is applied and greatly enhances productive thinking, creativity, innovation, and complex problem solving. It groups all the original concepts together in great detail so you can learn them using easily understood step-by-step examples developed by the creator of this method. Key Feature Covers all the original concepts of the FAST method in step-by-step detail with examples from diverse disciplines and industries Illustrates how the FAST diagram clarifies a problem and pinpoints the areas to apply creativity WAV offers free downloadable thought-provoking questions, ground rules for brainstorming, a FAST Tree for the FAST procedure, and templates for creating FAST diagrams available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com/wav Shows how innovation can be fostered and developed using the authors FAST and function tree method to increase value and competitive advantage. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Sparked by Function 3. Discovering Functions 4. Why-How Logic 5. Selecting Projects 6. Participants 7. Intuitive Logic 8. FAST Procedure -- Light Bulb - Project 1 9. Timing Device - Project 2 10. Love - Project 3 11. Three Ton Heat Pump - Project 4 12. Military Communication Device - Project 5 13. Generalizing & Un-disclosing Methods 14. Other Applications of FAST 15. Constructing FAST Diagrams 16. Summary of FAST Procedure 17. Directories of Terms and Thought-Provoking Questions