Chet Richards reviews [Bill Dettmer]'s Logical Thinking Process ISBN:0873897234 coverage of Eli Goldratt's Theory Of Constraints. As Goldratt demonstrated, conflicts often represent the effects of invalid assumptions, and his charmingly entitled "evaporating cloud" is a tool for dragging assumptions to the surface where we can shine the cold light of day on them. The focus is on breaking any implicit Trade Off-s, "compromises" as Goldratt calls them - such as between cost and quality - so that both can improve simultaneously. There were times when such a cloud would have come in handy... Then he does a very unusual thing for a technical text. He introduces John Boyd's "Principles of the Blitzkrieg" ([POB]) as a way to get competence and full Commit Ment, "even if you're not there to guide or direct them" (p. 8-11). Which means that people have to take the initiative to seek out and solve problems, using the common [GTOC] framework to harmonize their efforts (CultUre). In that sense, the [POB] can be considered as a powerful doctrine for connecting leaders and subordinates for implementing change.

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