Ask Until They See It
(The Question Is the Mechanism)Goldratt's novels rarely preach; they ask questions that guide characters to discover the answers. Instead of lecturing people about constraints, ask where work is waiting, what happens when safety is hidden, what one expert on five projects does to a schedule.
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[Verse 1] No need to pound the table No need to preach the plan No need to draw the answer In a stranger's hand Ask where it is waiting Ask what will not flow Ask what we would notice If we wanted to know [Chorus] Ask until they see it Ask until it is theirs Ask until the hidden thing Is something they can name The question is the mechanism That makes the system plain You cannot push understanding But you can help it change [Verse 2] What happens to the safety When every task gets some? What happens to the schedule When late starts eat the run? What happens when one expert Has five places to be? What happens when the whole team Finally stops to see? [Bridge] Do not tell them the river is blocked Ask where the water stands Do not tell them the answer is flow Put the map in their hands [Final Chorus] Ask until they see it Ask until it is theirs The best change is the one They can explain themselves The question is the mechanism The first tool in the kit When people see the system They start changing it