10 steps to approach a resource problem
Harjeet Khanduja
Senior Vice President Human Resources at Reliance Jio | Author | Speaker | Influencer | Inventor | Professor of Practice | Views are personal
1. What is the immediate problem
Write down the problem statement in 20 words. A picture is even better.
2. Assess the Magnitude of the Problem
Assess the Magnitude of the problem. How many people are affected by it.
3. Assess the spread of the problem
Check whether it is a local problem in certain pockets or a widespread problem
4. Envision the future of the Problem
Envision how the problem will look like in the future.
5. First Approach : Lower the Demand (Save Water)
Work towards Lowering the demand. Awareness campaigns works well to lower the demand. However they provide temporary relief as growth creates extra demand.
6. Second Approach : Do More with Less (Recycle the Water)
Look for innovative solutions to do more with less to sustain lowering of demand.
7. Third Approach : Increase the Supply (Water Harvesting)
Work on increasing the supply, this takes longer time. Awareness and sensitivity towards the cause helps in improving the situation.
8. Fourth Approach: Understanding Root Cause (Save Trees)
Awareness helps to buy time. Seriously look for root cause of the problem. Root cause analysis findings at times are stunning.
The choices are not easy and may appear contradictory. Here comes the dilemma
9. Dilemma (Make a Choice)
Make a Choice. You do not need to make a choice from the given set only. Create more options by combining existing options.
10. Develop Holistic Solution : (Sustainable Supply)
In this case, you don't need to choose between saving water or trees, you can save both, just by saving Rivers.
Save our Rivers. Rally for Rivers.
This is the Author's personal point of view and is not influenced by any person or organization. Image Credit to Chacha_420, Indianfunpic.com, RK Laxman, me.me, bludem, DailyFailCenter, isha.sadguru.org
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