Behavior Improvement System for Self-Checking Goal Achievement

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Solution Overview

Problem

360-Degree feedback methods often fail to effectively reform behavior as they do not adequately promote self-awareness and improvement in individuals, leading to ineffective behavior modification.

Innovation Solution

A behavior improvement system comprising a person-in-charge terminal, member terminal, diagnostician terminal, and organization computer connected via a network, which facilitates self-checking, diagnosis, advice requests, and goal determination to enhance behavior awareness and improvement through quantitative data management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If 360-Degree feedback is used to reform behavior, then evaluation coverage is improved, but behavior improvement effectiveness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveevaluation coverageVSAvoidbehavior improvement effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous feedback loops where members receive automated mail requests to self-check their action plans at regular intervals. The organization computer records these self-check inputs and compares them against goals, providing ongoing feedback rather than one-time 360-Degree feedback. This continuous feedback mechanism drives actual behavior improvement while maintaining comprehensive evaluation coverage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system empowers members to autonomously self-check their own behavior improvement progress by having them directly input their self-check results in response to automated mail requests. This self-service approach enhances both the reliability of behavior improvement (through genuine self-reflection) and maintains evaluation coverage, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive evaluation and effective improvement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of information

If self-checking mechanism is implemented, then behavior awareness is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebehavior awarenessVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The organization computer serves as an intermediary that automates the self-checking process. It sends automated mail requests to members, records their self-check inputs, and processes the data against goals. This intermediary approach enhances behavior awareness through systematic tracking while minimizing system complexity by automating rather than manualizing the process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces manual behavior tracking with automated electronic mail communication and digital data recording. Instead of mechanical paper-based self-checking, the organization computer electronically sends requests and records inputs, reducing system complexity while improving behavior awareness through consistent automated reminders and digital tracking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Reliability

If continuous monitoring is performed, then behavior improvement reliability is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebehavior improvement reliabilityVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The organization computer sends automated mail requests at predetermined intervals rather than continuously monitoring. This periodic action maintains behavior improvement reliability through regular check-ins while minimizing time consumption by avoiding constant monitoring. The system balances reliability and time efficiency through structured periodic self-checks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

Members autonomously complete their own self-checks in response to automated mail requests, eliminating the need for external observers to continuously monitor behavior. This self-service approach maintains high reliability through genuine self-reflection while significantly reducing time consumption compared to continuous external monitoring.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8275651B2System for managing member self-checking of set goal achievement in an organization

Publication Date: 2012.09.25 NETMAN

AI summary

A behavior improvement system for ascertaining behavior reform by helping a person take notice of his/her behavior in regard to behavior modification from various sides. The behavior improvement system is executed using terminals connected to a LAN. The behavior improvement system is characterized by setting a goal for a behavior improvement, setting an action plan realizing the goal, a member periodically carrying out a self-check of the action plan to take notice of growth of a behavior within him/herself or comparing a diagnosis interview result replied by the member and a diagnostician using the same diagnosis interview sheet to take notice of a difference of evaluations between him/herself and another person, the member taking notice of his/her behavior improvement with each other member using a bulletin board function, and enabling the member to obtain an idea to be done by him/herself using advice from an advisor who is an expert.