Research on the Efficacy of Creative Risk Management Approach based on Reverse Thinking

Abstract

Based on Sabotage Analysis as one of TRIZ techniques, we developed Creative Risk Management Approach based on Reverse Thinking (CRMART). CRMART is very effective not only as a method to prevent human errors at site of work in manufacturing and construction industries but also as a risk management method based on future-oriented thinking against New-Type Risks (NTR) in IT field with drastic advances in technical innovations. Introducing CRMART in a variety of real projects, we have got a reputation from practitioners who experienced CRMART through risk management activities.Judging from the above, it is clear that CRMART really plays the field and is flexible method. And now, reverse thinking in CRMART comes from “Other Way Round” called No.13 principle in 40 Inventive principles. However, the most important feature of CRMART is that the risk factors we grasp get converted to functions we should practice by utilizing Functional Analysis (FA) in Value Engineering (VE). Because it's possible to move the risk factors from non-participant observer to central player in a risk management activity logically by transforming risk factors from usual risk items into functions. Putting risk factors to central players means that capacity for imagination regarding the process coming up risks could be improved. That is to say, it is clear that capacity to respond to unanticipated risks has risen.Therefore, in this paper, we want to introduce a case study about proposed measures against divulging of information at a company as a typical unanticipated risk in information society, contrasting a case study we applied with proposed procedure of CRMART. Lastly, we would like to organize the advantages of this method as specific observer's eye as possible.