The rule of “five whys” by the founder of Toyota company, Sakichi Toyoda
Today, we are going to tell you about the technique that the founder of the company Toyota, Kiichiro Toyoda always uses. It is called “five whys”.
Since his early childhood, Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota family concern, dreamed of discovering new things and optimizing processes. Sakichi automated some of the functions of the looms that his grandmother and mother worked on. He was able to provide the world with electronics and automation reached unprecedented heights.
In the 30s, the great man elaborated a rule of “five whys” which would let him solve various problems. This was a method that was made to find the root reason that caused failures and difficulties. Initially, the technique was used only for achieving success in business and allowed not only to identify errors, but also to eliminate the factors and causes.
Whereas the famous technique of “five whys” can actually be utilized even in everyday life. So how does it work?
Let’s discuss the following example: you want to buy expensive red boots, yet you already have the black ones. Ask yourself “Why?”, the answer can be “Because I want to look better”, “Why?”, “Because my colleagues don’t pay attention to me”, “Why?”, “Because I don’t communicate with them so often”, “Why?”, “Because I have nothing to talk about”, “Why?”, “Because I feel redundant and lonely among them”.
The answer to the fifth “why” hides the root problem. It turned out that purchasing new boots actually has the intention to make others pay attention to you as you don’t feel comfortable.
In this way, any problem and obstacle that will appear on your path to success can effortlessly be solved and eliminated. According to Sakichi, this technique will definitely be useful in any sphere of life and help you achieve success and have accomplishments.
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