Law 39 — Fresh Thinking: សួរសំណួរខ្លីៗបើកគំនិតពេលក្រុម “ជាប់ទឹក”

Law 39 — Fresh Thinking: សួរសំណួរខ្លីៗ បើកគំនិត ពេលក្រុម “ជាប់ទឹក”_ from Team Leadership with The 48 Laws of Power

When the team stalls, don’t push harder—ask sharper. Short prompts unblock, reframe, and restart flow.

Theme Creativity • Problem-Solving Use Stand-up • Retro • Design review Outcome Faster unblock • Better options

Stuck Signals Power Prompts (សំណួរខ្លី) 7-Minute Unstick Ritual Reframe Tools Daily/Weekly Cadence KPIs Anti-patterns All 48 Laws

“ជាប់ទឹក” ≠ lazy. It means assumptions are invisible or options feel closed. Fresh thinking = short questions + tight timeboxes + visible options.

1) Signals You’re Stuck (សញ្ញា “ជាប់ទឹក”)

Loop talk

• Same arguments repeat 2–3 times.
• “We tried already” without evidence.

Blank options

• No more than 1–2 alternatives on the board.
• Decisions stall > 24h.

Over-scope

• People jump to perfect/expensive solutions.
• No quick experiment proposed.

2) Power Prompts (សំណួរខ្លីដែលបើកគំនិត)

Option-opening

• “If we had to ship today, what’s the minimum?”
• “What’s the 10-minute test to learn the most?”
• “If we remove one step, what breaks?”
• “What would a student try first?”

Constraint-flip

• “How do we solve with $0?” then “with 10× budget?”
• “What if the deadline moves up 3 days?”
• “Which assumption must be true? Can we test it?”

Reframe

• “What problem are we really solving?”
• “If we invert: how could we make it worse?”
• “Who solved this before? What did they do in 3 steps?”

Decision-forcing

• “Pick A or B in 2 minutes—what would make us regret it?”
• “What’s the next visible step we can finish today?”
• “Who owns the next step? When?”

Tip: Keep prompts on a small card at the board. Rotate a different person to ask them.

3) 7-Minute “Unstick” Ritual (ពេលក្រុមតបទឹក)

Flow

1. 1’ Name the blocker in one sentence.
2. 2’ Brain-sprint: each person writes 2 options (no talk).
3. 2’ Cluster similar ideas; mark quick wins.
4. 1’ Choose one small experiment (≤ 1 hour).
5. 1’ Assign owner + time. Start now.

Rules

• Timebox strictly; use a timer.
• No judging during idea write-down.
• Speak in verbs and next steps.

4) Reframe Tools (ឧបករណ៍បម្លែងទស្សនៈ)

5 Whys (short)

• Ask “why” up to 3–5 times.
• Stop when a testable cause appears.

Pre-mortem

• “It failed. Why?” list top 3 causes.
• Turn each into a prevention step.

How-Might-We

• Rephrase into “How might we ___ by ___?”
• Keep constraints visible (budget, date, safety).

5) Cadence (ប្រើនៅណា/ពេលណា?)

Daily Stand-Up 10:15

• If a blocker age > 24h → run the 7-minute ritual.
• Update board with chosen experiment + owner.

Weekly Retro / Design Review

• Open with 1–2 prompts to widen options.
• Close with a decision and next step.

6) KPIs (វាស់ Fresh Thinking)

Time-to-Unblock
median hours to first test

Experiments / Week
≥ 3 small tests

Option Count
≥ 3 viable options per big decision

Blocker Age
≤ 2 days average

First-Try Pass
inspections ≥ 90%

Rework Rate
↓ week over week

7) Anti-patterns (កុំធ្វើ)

• Endless debate without timebox.
• Only one “perfect” option on the board.
• Brainstorm with no owner or next step.
• Ignoring constraints → ideas that can’t ship.

Fix: Timebox • Generate 3+ options • Pick a 1-hour test • Assign owner • Start.

🔗 Related — Keep Flow Moving

Trust People Stand-Up 10:15 (Goal • Blocker • Help) All Laws Index

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