Positive and Negative

The 6M is a template and a blueprint to think ideas through. It can be used with every tool and helps the teams to separate the positive from the negative.

Each of the six key elements of a business could be analysed, identifying the feelings.

For example, invite all employees to write on post-it slips, what the pluses and the minuses in the company are as per the below table given below:

6M Positive+ Negative-

Men

Materials

Machines

Methods

Markets

Money

Do not be afraid to ask questions even if it makes you look ignorant – nobody is expected to know everything.