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In today’s fast paced work culture, lesser investment of time is appreciated. The concept of Trystorming has thus gained grounds, wherein brainstorming is combined with rapid or immediate prototyping to determine if ideas will work or not, as per the desired result/yield. This process which is a part of the implementation or improvement stage in a process is more conducive when the involved people (Team) are experts in the subject and will be able to take a decision immediately. It is based on an established concept that a few corrective steps can resolve 80% of problems and it can take a lot of effort and cost to fix the remaining 20%. The concept is also good when the approvals are required immediately from the top management/Sponsor. The immediate result oriented process allows quick decisions to be made. The basic concept is; - The problem and the desired output / result needs to be known i.e what is the problem and what we want to achieve - 7 potential solutions need to be generated by the team, before proceeding to select one. - Prepare as least as possible number of solutions by combining the best aspects which the team is able to conceive fully, convince others that it will work and can be measured. - Initial focus needs to be on removing barriers, to implement best processes/practices already validated - Least possible cost needs to be incurred - The output needs to be at a functional model level and not at an immediate “Industrial strength” level. The concepts / prototypes need to be proved for desired results, before investing in final machine/ product, / packaging / process - Trystorming is best done at the Gemba - It can be done as a continuous improvement programme. - Solution needs to be scalable and replicable - Solution should not be implemented if the risk of health, life , property, brand value and or finances is high. Keeping the above points in mind, Trystorming process is applied in an effort to apply principles and practical prototypes to improve a product/process when the “situation at a glance” suggests improvement in outcome. Thus, Trystorming can be used in many areas including - Software applications, wherein immediate prototypes can be made to check results and can be undone as well, if the results are not as desired. - Warehousing, wherein the inventory placement set up can be changed to get bet results in space management and distribution patterns like FIFO or LIFO etc. - Final Product Packaging and life enhancement of perishable products- Like packing cut vegetables in vacuum packs in different quantities. - Change in Recipe/ Content (Production floor)– A recipe of a product can be changed and tested/Tasted for improvement. - Assembly Plants – where a workstation can be mocked up by rearranging the furniture’s or just creating a mock station with demarcations on the floor. In all the cases the mock up is dismantled or discarded after the tests. The idea is proven to be implementable and in cases where the scale of implementation is high and a pullback is not easy, a pilot batch is done and then scaled up after successful try-outs.