There is such a profession - trouble-shooter. The essence of their work is that they fly around the world and solve people's problems. Any problems, any people. Usually - large corporations, less often private individuals.
There are no more than 100 people in this profession in the world. Some salaries reach up to $100,000 per hour, and the schedule is planned months in advance.
The most important thing for trouble shooters is their business reputation. Customers literally pass them from hand to hand, hiding them from their competitors. They have only one advertisement - one hundred percent results. The error has been eliminated.
In order to understand the essence of their work better, I will give a couple of examples of how trouble shooters work:
There were two large companies in America that published monthly directories “yellow pages”. The market was cramped for them; they resorted to black PR, dumping, and poaching each other’s workers. Nothing helped, we were neck and neck.
Usually, all office workers bought two reference books for a dollar at once, without really thinking about which was better or which was worse. By the way, both directories contained the same information. So one of these companies invited a trouble-shooter
He took in the situation, thought and said:
-Next month, release a guide in a smaller format, and in order to have the same amount of information, it should be small, but plump.
He received his fee and left, and the competing company went bankrupt two months later...
-What's the joke?
But the fact is that when the directories were of the same format, they hung out on office tables like maps, but when one directory is large and flat, and the second is small but plump, then in any case you put the small one on top of the large one...
And at the end of the month you will realize that you only used the top one, and never opened the big one during the month. So why would you spend a dollar on it if the small one has everything?
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Second example.
At Nike headquarters, 1,000 people were scratching their heads over an impossible task.
They invite a trouble-shooter and outline the problem:
We started making sneakers in some of the poorest countries in Africa. We calculated everything in advance, built factories, trained personnel, production costs should be low, but then we were faced with an unexpected problem: local workers of our factories mercilessly steal finished products. Entire villages, young and old, wear sneakers at a price comparable to their annual income...
We tried hiring more local security, but it only made things worse - security guards and their families love sneakers too...
If you get security from the States, the cost will go through the roof.
Trouble-shooter: -What do you want from me?
Nike: Figure out how to reduce theft to zero without spending money on protecting factories.
Trouble-shooter, of course, did not understand anything about shoe production technology, but unlike 1000 top managers who understood, he knew how to look at any problem from a completely different angle. He sat alone for a while in the cool, dark room and gave the answer:
You need to produce separate left and right sneakers in different countries.
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A plant that produces tomatoes and potatoes on an industrial scale. Urban industrial production of vegetables. The first industrial-scale vertical farm opened in the city (Singapore), with the aim of reducing food dependence. Actually, this decision seems quite logical; local residents appreciated the freshness and quality of the home-grown product. Unlike a commodity, where it is difficult to monitor the safety of the growing technology, in the case of a vertical farm it is only sunlight and water, and no pesticides. this has made them extremely popular with local consumers and they are selling out very quickly. As a result, the company produces two tons of vegetables per day. Rainwater stored in the upper areas rotates the platforms when flowing down, so that their orientation in space constantly changes and a uniform distribution of sunlight is achieved. At the same time, the yield is 5–10 times higher than with traditional cultivation of land on a similar plot. The concept of vertical farms provides the only opportunity to feed the population of the future, Singapore has started it, and I am sure many cities will follow its example, because the idea is worthwhile. Thus, a hybrid of tomato and potato is an independent plant, which the British company Thompson & Morgan has been working on for 15 years. Instead of tops, tomatoes grow on it, and instead of roots, potatoes. Representatives of the company claim that more than 500 tomatoes can be collected from above, which are sweeter than any other varieties. At the same time, wonderful tubers of white potatoes will grow in the ground, which are suitable for boiling, frying and making chips. The new plant bears the patented name TomTato. The British claim that TomTato is not the result of genetic modification, but a natural and safe product. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24281192
How to grow them? Both indoors and outdoors are suitable for this. You can even do it in a pot. TomTato loves compost and is frost-resistant; tomatoes can be harvested from July to October. But there will be only one potato harvest - you can dig it up after the tomatoes run out. Production in vertical greenhouses, in urban conditions. In about 50 years, 80% of the world's population will live in cities. And to the current 7-plus billion, another 3 billion will be added. To feed them all, agriculture must be moved to the cities, the specific architecture of the farm in a high-rise building may vary, food production will not depend on the vagaries of the weather. Such a farm will produce several harvests per year. Another advantage is that isolated plants will be protected from infections affecting the fields. The same is true for pests; the farm is capable of providing adequate nutrition for 10 thousand people; inside the building it is much more convenient to organize the care of plants and animals, harvesting, and control over the quality and biological safety of products. And this is with the current level of technology. Why “drag” the farm to the city and build dozens of floors? It would seem that more advanced agricultural systems can be developed outside the city limits, and there are still lands free from fields. But Firstly, the cost of transportation: fuel, spare parts for equipment and fertilizers from industrial centers to remote agricultural areas and crops back, “to the center” - this is not only the cost of transportation, but also fuel for cars, the emission of harmful substances. And the additional growth of forests around cities will give the city an opportunity to breathe. Hydroponics, high-tech farms - all this already exists. People only need to take the next logical step - to consolidate such production, “growing” them into high-rise buildings, expanding the list of plants that will be grown, supplementing them with animals and moving farms directly to where consumers are concentrated, that is, to megacities.
The latest modification of the destructive Fat Man is called the Yader-Met and uses an upgraded variation of the standard nuclear mini-charges, called nuclear charges. This modified projectile deals much more damage than the regular Fat Man's mini-shots, making the Yader-Met one of the most powerful weapons in the game.
You will need to complete the Cap in the Haystack quest to obtain the weapon. Later, you will receive a code from Sierra that will provide access to John-Caleb Bradburton's office. Once inside, you will receive access to the secret shelter from Bradburton, but on the condition that you kill him by turning off the power to the life support system (you agree to do this). The storage facility will contain the same installation, as well as a circuit for making nuclear charges.
Sprayshot (Nuka-World)
The Splashshot is one of two new carbines available in the Nuka-World expansion. Fortunately, you don't need to complete any quest to acquire it: just visit the market in the Yader Town location and talk to arms dealer Aaron Corbett. Unfortunately, Corbett will ask you for 10,000 caps. The cost varies depending on the level of charisma.
Sprayshot
The carbine will allow you to take advantage of the effects of legendary weapons. With each subsequent hit on the target, the damage from the shot will increase. If you level up the Bloodbath and Commando perks, you will be able to deal maximum damage. The weapon uses 7.62 caliber ammunition, so be sure to purchase some from the market before heading out.
"The Man Who Solve Problems" (Nuka-World)
This is another new carbine in the Nuka-World expansion. Just as with the previous one, in order to take advantage of all its benefits, you will need to further invest in skills. You don't need to complete any quest to get the rifle, but you do need to pass Mason's Charisma check during the "Ambitious Plan" quest. The cartridges used are 7.62 caliber. You will be able to deal increased damage after each accurate hit on the same target.
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This article is for those who strive to think outside the box and are looking for answers to unsolvable problems. You may not want to become a 100% trouble shooter, but would you refuse to upgrade your brain and raise your standard of living?
Who are trouble shooters?
The term first appeared in 1905. Dictionaries define people in this profession as follows:
1. a person who tries to find a solution to a problem or an end to a disagreement;
2. an expert in resolving diplomatic and political disputes that have reached a dead end;
3. a specialist in solving difficulties in any field of activity and in any country.
Trouble shooters are people who, literally translated, “shoot” problems, that is, eliminate them. Moreover, we are talking about global issues of large private and/or public companies, which full-time and invited specialists have not been able to solve.
According to the information that we were able to find, the number of troubleshooters today is no more than 100 people in the whole world. And they are passed from hand to hand, like a good hairdresser, the best nanny or a management accounting specialist.
They voice simple solutions to cool businessmen. The answers are so obvious that it even seems strange that it didn’t come to mind before. Troubleshooters approach difficulties like children's puzzles - i.e. to find the answer, they don’t need to know this particular area perfectly, they need to look at the matter as if they were aliens and tell them how others can get out of the crisis without losing a lot of money.
Their consultation, in essence, is a simple and unique conclusion, in which everything unnecessary and limiting was cut off. The concept of the board of trouble shooters can be described as follows - one simple idea that is very difficult to destroy even if desired, and which is carried out very quickly and easily.
The cost of services of such people is appropriate. Their fees start at $100,000 per hour, and their schedules are known several years in advance.
Uniqueness of the profession
How are they different from crisis managers or business consultants? Business and crisis consultants mainly use well-known, albeit in-depth, methods and approaches to solving problems. Shooters, on the other hand, are not involved in creating anti-crisis plans and redirecting financial flows, scrupulously analyzing the causes and consequences of the crisis, or restructuring the company’s administration. They may not even have relevant education in finance or management. For the uninitiated, this probably also seems almost like magic.
The main differences in the operation of troubleshooters are as follows:
1. the ability to look at things from a completely different angle;
2. finding a single rational solution;
3. responsibility for the result, because fees and reputation are at stake;
4. minimum time and money to implement the solution.
Stories with meaning
There are only a few stories about trouble shooters floating around on the Internet. The rest (allegedly!) are not disclosed to maintain mystery and the level of fees of these experts.
For those who are hearing about trouble shooters for the first time, we will briefly tell the essence of these stories.
So, to reduce the cost of production, Nike opened a sneaker factory somewhere in Africa. Shoes quickly migrated from assembly lines to the streets of the country, because... the workers and security guards had those who clearly needed these shoes more than the moneybags from “civilized countries.” A troubleshooter was hired to stop the theft of products: 10 minutes of thought and the answer is ready - distribute the production of the left and right sneakers to different countries.
But several facts cast doubt on the reality of the example and cost minimization. For example, there are no figures that prove that the total costs of organizing production in another country, delivering both sneakers to one warehouse and packaging in one box, as well as the shooter’s fee are less than the company’s profit after implementing the solution.
But the second story is real, and it is described in marketing textbooks. For example, in the early 20th century, Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward & Co published mail-order catalogs (other variations of the story simply refer to nameless companies that published catalogs like the Yellow Pages).
To remove a competitor, Sears hired a trouble shooter who proposed releasing a catalog with the same amount of information, but in a smaller format. Sears won the race, leaving Montgomery and its "bulky book" far behind in sales. It's simple psychology - we put smaller books on top of the stack and larger books underneath, which is why they are used less often and are often no longer purchased.
Another story goes like this. The company wanted to increase productivity at the plant without paying employees bonuses for overtime. On the advice of the troubleshooter, near each of the working machines, they wrote in chalk on the floor how many parts were made on it in a day. This figure changed daily at the end of each worker's shift. As a result, without additional costs, except for the specialist’s fee, the company improved production indicators - after all, none of the workers wanted to demonstrate the fact that he was working worse than others.
Become a trouble shooter: 6 effective techniques
There are no other stories about such specialists. To believe or not to believe in their existence is a personal matter. It is quite possible that this is a cool legend, invented in order to spur us to think without stereotypes.
How? Becoming Megamind Superman is easy with simple exercises to develop creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Doing strange tasks makes your brain more flexible. Stupid tasks train him, forcing him to see the hidden and unobvious sides of any issue.
1. New neural connections in the brain
This exercise can be done every day and at any time - use your “unusual” hand to hold a toothbrush, pen, pencil, spoon or computer mouse. Walk unfamiliar roads, come up with atypical things to do for the day, for example, answer only “yes”, don’t ask questions during the day, play the drum for 10 minutes straight (or at least just bang on it :)). Inconvenience will be replaced by comfort, and new aspects of business will open up to you as soon as your brain adjusts.
2. Third-person analysis
When an emergency situation arises, first analyze it from your point of view - why it arose, what the consequences were, how it could have been prevented, etc. Then think about how others see the same situation - your boss, colleague, wife, children, friends and acquaintances? Think from each person's point of view. This way you learn to see a situation from different sides, understand weak and strong arguments, and, most importantly, find the optimal solution.
3. Down with synchronization!
With the thumb of your left hand, touch all the fingers of the same hand in turn - four points of contact. With your right thumb, touch only three fingers of your right hand (for convenience, pinch your little finger). Now try doing this with both hands at the same time - this is the main trick. Forward! It's crazy hard at first.
4. Coordination is everything
This exercise improves coordination and synchronous functioning of the hemispheres. Connect the index finger of one hand and the thumb of the other hand. The same with another similar pair of fingers. Next, we make a “ring” with the thumb of one hand in turn with the middle, ring and little fingers of the other, and at the same time we move the fingers of the other hand in the same way. We speed up the movements when moving. Did you do this when you were a kid, huh?
All this is quite difficult to imagine, so we recorded a short video for you:
P.S. Special thanks to Vlad for his serious approach to the matter :)
5. Contradictions trigger the brain.
The simplest thing to start with here is to regularly try to come up with new and unusual uses for ordinary objects, come up with neologisms, etc.
Also try to answer the question “What in my life has not been useful to me that I know and can do?” For example, I can pronounce the correct decoding of the DNA abbreviation and know the composition of the Snowball candies that the nth factory produces, but there is zero emissions from it. Ask yourself 5-10 times.
You can also find inappropriate definitions or adjectives for random nouns: something like “socks that harmonize the internal state” or “viviparous strawberries.” It’s difficult to immediately come up with something that is completely, completely unsuitable for the word you choose.
6. Effective and relaxing
Write with a pen - this is how those parts of the brain that are responsible for thinking, movement, and language are connected. Impacts on the “clave” include only motor areas. Draw the same thing with both hands simultaneously - this relaxes the eyes and both hands, and engages the entire brain, increasing its efficiency.
And one last thing.
Don't demand genius and great ideas from yourself. Stay calm while thinking. Let your creativity slowly emerge, like a cautious turtle poking its head out from under its shell. Experts in the field of creativity say that a low noise background stimulates the search for new ideas, because... the brain needs to strain a little and muffle the sounds, and that’s why it works better and generates new ideas. Silence is more helpful in solving a complex, existing task.
Good luck, future trouble shooters!
Did you know that there is such a profession - trouble-shooter. The essence of their work is that they fly around the world and solve people's problems. Any problems, any people. Usually - large corporations, less often private individuals.
There are no more than 100 people in this profession in the world. Some salaries reach $100,000 per hour, and the schedule is planned months in advance.
The most important thing for trouble shooters is their business reputation. Customers literally pass them from hand to hand, hiding them from their competitors. They have only one advertisement - one hundred percent results. The error has been eliminated.
In order to understand the essence of their work better, I will give a couple of examples of how trouble shooters work.
There were two large companies in America that published monthly directories “yellow pages”. The market was cramped for them; they resorted to black PR, dumping, and poaching each other’s workers.
Nothing helped, we were neck and neck.
Usually, all office workers bought two reference books for a dollar at once, without really thinking about which was better or which was worse. By the way, both directories contained the same information. So one of these companies invited a trouble-shooter
He took in the situation, thought and said:
-Next month, release a guide in a smaller format, and in order to have the same amount of information, it should be small, but plump.
He received his fee and left, and the competing company went bankrupt two months later...
-What's the joke?
But the fact is that when the directories were of the same format, they hung out on office tables like maps, but when one directory is large and flat, and the second is small but plump, then in any case you put the small one on top of the large one...
And at the end of the month you will realize that you only used the top one, and never opened the big one during the month. So why would you spend a dollar on it if the small one has everything?
Second example.
At Nike headquarters, 1,000 people were scratching their heads over an impossible task.
They invite a trouble-shooter and outline the problem:
We started making sneakers in some of the poorest countries in Africa. We calculated everything in advance, built factories, trained personnel, production costs should be low, but then we were faced with an unexpected problem: local workers of our factories mercilessly steal finished products. Entire villages, young and old, wear sneakers at a price comparable to their annual income...
We tried hiring more local security, but it only made things worse - security guards and their families love sneakers too...
If you get security from the States, the cost will go through the roof.
Trouble-shooter: -What do you want from me?
Nike: - Figure out how to reduce theft to zero without spending money on protecting factories.
Trouble-shooter, of course, did not understand anything about shoe production technology, but unlike 1000 top managers who understood, he knew how to look at any problem from a completely different angle. He sat alone for a while in the cool, dark room and gave the answer:
You need to produce separate left and right sneakers in different countries.