1. Crawford Slip Workshop
Charlie Vono
11 APR 19

2. Charlie Vono EDUCATION B.S. Astronautical Engineering, USAF Academy
M.S. Systems Management, USC, 1985
Crawford Slip Method under Dr. C.C. Crawford
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, USU, 1995
Air University, 1996
US AIR FORCE Retired Colonel
KC-135 Aircraft Commander
Inertial Upper Stage Software Systems Chief
F-16 Structural Engineer
Ogden Air Logistics Center Staff (sustainment)
Pacific Command Reserve Forces Division Chief (ops)
TRW & NORTHROP GRUMMAN Retired
ICBM Engineer and Technical Manager, propulsion & guidance
Weapon system sustainment expert
Other Interests
AIAA Associate Fellow, SAME, INCOSE
AIAA Distinguished Lecturer
Utah Engineers Council
Husband of the Turtle Lady
Author

3. The Crawford Slip Method Treatise is also available there
You can download these charts from my website by entering “Crawford” in the search box.
The Crawford Slip Method Treatise is also available there
On your smart phone, you have to scroll to the bottom to find the search box.

4. What Are We Doing?! A few words of explanation (15 minutes)
A way to capture many ideas from many people in a short amount of time
A 100 year old method based on modern technology
Dr. C.C. Crawford
The Workshop (30 minutes)
I will provide strict instructions, questions welcome
You will maintain complete silence while writing slips
I will mingle around you, read your slips, and provide real-time quality control
Your Questions and My Answers (15 minutes)
Written on slips, of course
But no silence, speak up!

5. A Few Words of Explanation
A method to…
Capture many ideas from many people
In a short amount of time
A 100 year old method based on modern technology
Created by Dr. C.C. Crawford to capture his thoughts for writing
Expanded in WWII to capture the ideas of defense factory workers
1980’s: University of Southern California & AF Institute of Technology
Key CSM Leaders
Dr. C.C. Crawford
Dr. John W. Demidovich
H. William Dettmer
Invented in 1925 by Dr. C.C. Crawford, professor of education at the University of Southern California, the Crawford Slip Method is an idea generator without equal. It's an easy-to-use, effective group survey tool that enables the collection of ideas from audiences of almost any size rapidly and anonymously. Brainpower Networking Using the Crawford Slip Method explains how to focus the creativity and expertise of people with knowledge of a subject on the problems and challenges associated with solving them. This book provides step-by-step guidance for anyone to mobilize collective brainpower to identify and solve problems at any level, from the personal to the highest levels of large organizations. By following the simple, easy to understand, fully illustrated instructions in this book, system improvers can be effective with the Crawford Slip Method in a matter of days, or even several hours. The book is logically organized into chapters that lead the reader through: *A brief history of the method *A general description of various applications * How to create the "target" for slip writers * How to prepare for a slip-writing workshop * How to motivate slip writers * How to conduct the slip-writing workshop * How to sort and classify written slips * How to convert sorted slips into a useful form Appendices provide examples of actual slip-writing targets for various specialized purposes that the reader can use exactly as provided to get started with the Crawford Slip Method.

6. Strict Instructions Write long way across top
Very top edge of each slip
Only one sentence per slip
To explain, use a new slip
Avoid words like IT or THIS
Write out ACRONYMS first time
Simple words in short sentences
For those outside your specialty

7. TARGET A TARGET A TROUBLES (Problems, difficulties, frictions)
a Your specific examples, what gets in the way of doing your best systems engineering
b What road blocks exist or spring up to thwart your best actions
c What recurring situations at your work limit systems engineering solutions
d Focus on the 20% of issues that cause most of your problems outside of work
e Be concrete and specific, cite examples, one slip at a time

8. TARGET B TARGET B REMEDIES (Solutions, better ways, answers)
a What would you change about systems engineering at your work
b What specific changes would you make to yourself or the discipline
c Using clear, simple words, alert others to your needs, expand on new slip
d Propose solutions that help achieve your contractual mission, company’s mission
e What first steps can you take to move your systems engineering actions forward

9. Your Questions

10. Things You Can Do Next Take home some slips, use them solo
Download* and lightly read Dr. Crawford’s treatise
Try it again on your own, then try it with a few friends
Read the treatise a bit more
Run a large workshop at your next conference
Panic when you realize you have 3,000 slips to collate
Take a deep breath and just jump in
*Go to charlesvono.com, select either blog from the menu, put “the crawford slip method at INCOSE” in search box

11. 8 ½” x 11”
20# bond paper
cut into
4 ¼” x 2 ¾”
slips