A Sideways Look at the Implications of Speed
- 1. SpeedWork A sideways look at the implications of speed Ray Poynter, Vision Critical The Need for Speed – May 18
- 2. Who travelled the furthest today? Each table to find out who travelled the furthest. As soon as you work out who that person is, they should stand up. The Need for Speed – May 18
- 3. Who has the biggest house number? Each person On your notepad, write your house number – if your house does not have a number write 0. If you are in a flat, just use the building number. When I call now, show your number to the rest of your table, the one with the highest number stand up. The Need for Speed – May 18
- 4. What do the faster systems lose? The Need for Speed – May 18
- 5. Mental Maths As soon as you have an answer to the problem below, stand up 99 times 21 The Need for Speed – May 18
- 6. Mental Maths As soon as you have an answer to the problem below, stand up 100 times 20 The Need for Speed – May 18
- 7. Carl Friedrich Gauss A stressed out teacher tried to distract an eager Gauss by telling him to add the numbers 1 to 100, 18th Century But he did it in seconds, because the saw the ‘trick’ 0 + 100 = 100 1 + 99 = 100 2 + 98 = 100 ::::: 48 + 52 = 100 49 + 51 = 100 So, 50 sets of 100 = 5000 Don’t forget the 50 (we stopped at 49 and 51 remember) Total = 5050 The Need for Speed – May 18
- 8. Bat and Ball Listen to the question, as soon as you have the answer, write it down and stand up. A man buys a bat and ball Together they cost ₤1.10 The bat costs one pound more than the ball How much does the ball cost? The Need for Speed – May 18
- 9. Add together the following numbers One thousand Forty One thousand Thirty One thousand Twenty One thousand Ten Write down your answer The Need for Speed – May 18
- 10. Three closing thoughts 1. Structure can make things faster, especially if things can be done in parallel 2. Simplifying can make things faster 3. Don’t let System 1 jump in when System 2 is needed The Need for Speed – May 18
- 11. The Need for Speed A 360º review of the way speed is changing and shaping business The Need for Speed – May 18