All projectsZeki Mensucat, one of Türkiye's leading textile companies
New Minds in Textiles Program
In December 2024, Prof. Dr. C. Ruhi Kaykayoğlu and Y. Bora Kaykayoğlu delivered a comprehensive four-module development program for managers at Zeki Mensucat, one of Türkiye's leading textile companies. The program deepened both conceptual and practical understanding of communication, strategy, innovation and problem solving.
At a glance
- Project Focus
- Problem Solving · Innovation and Added Value
- Project Lead
- TrainerProf. Dr. C. Ruhi KaykayoğluTrainerY. Bora Kaykayoğlu
- Approaches Used
- Facilitation
- What Emerged
- A shared problem-solving language and process · A solution framework applied to participants' own problems
- Sector
- Tekstil
- Year
- 2024
Inside the project
Focus
How can problem solving move from an individual skill to a team capability?
The project for Zeki Mensucat, one of Türkiye's leading textile companies, focused on addressing a project / service need through structured problem-solving practices.
The account of this project was structured around the organization's own definition of its needs.
Led by Bora Kaykayoğlu, a comprehensive four-module development program was delivered for managers at Zeki Mensucat, one of Türkiye's leading textile companies.
There is no right solution to a wrongly defined problem. This is where problem-solving work begins.
Scope
We delivered a four-module development program for the organization’s managers. We explored communication, strategy, innovation and problem-solving through conceptual work and practical activities.
Implementation
HOW WAS STRUCTURED PROBLEM SOLVING USED IN THIS PROJECT?
Rather than rushing to solve a problem at first glance, we followed a process emphasizing root cause analysis and contradiction-based definition. Participants worked on their own operational problems.
Problem solving is not just a training topic but a practice that should be part of the organization's working culture.
The journey we designed
- 01EXPLOREA situation map was developed by considering the organization's real needs, current ways of working and external signals together.
- 02REFRAMEThe work was co-created with the organization’s teams throughout the project. Feedback informed the design at every stage.
- 03BRING IT INTO THE ORGANIZATIONThe resulting model was connected to the organization’s operations.
Kaykayoğlu project insight
Problem-solving skill comes more from the team's method than from the individual's intelligence.
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