Clarifying thoughts into plans

Everyone drives toward clarity in some aspect of their life. It is the act of taking knowledge and applying it to a situation to make the path forward better understood, and to lead to the desired outcome.

As an example, a retail worker may look at a product layout diagram, along with the products they have on hand, and the actual shelving they have available, and do their best to match the diagram – all along with making minor adjustments or judgment calls. They are driving toward the end goal of a properly stocked display. In the same situation, the worker may just be told to make a display out of the seasonal summer products. In this case, the level of ambiguity is much higher than the first – there is no diagram and no specific list of products, so the complexity and number of decisions are much higher. In both cases, the worker drives toward clarity to end up with a properly stocked display.

This is also true for a TPM and the...