Use of disposable cups in the office and visual thinking

Challenge & Selection

Working in the office, each person drinks water from a water purifier several times using  disposable cups.There are about 200 people working per floor, and I thought they would  consume more than 2,000 disposable cups a day.

My challenge was to reduce the use of disposable cups by less than half a day. There were  people with tumblers, people without them, but people who used disposable cups because they  were too lazy to wash. The methods used to solve this problem are Visualization and Visual  Thinking. I judged that it could be effective to show how much is thrown into the trash can a day.

Application

There was no existing data related to the use of disposable cups, and we conducted an interview  with the team's staff to find out how much they consumed qualitatively. I got information about  the amount of bottled water and disposable cups bought by the company a month, and I was  able to check how much it was used in the total number of cups during the actual day.

To show this effectively, a bar graph was drawn up and the total amount of change per day was  shown over time. A number was written on how many disposable cups are consumed per day,  and the graph's trend was shown in daily units, indicating how much savings it would save.  Realistically, the company presented a goal of reducing the amount by 10 percent every day to  motivate them.

However, the simple bar graph did not clearly motivate them, and it would have been more  effective if the contents of environmental protection was added. Also, there used to be a nominal  one-time savings statement, so I think people would have felt it sensibly if there were specific  examples.

Insight

The use of disposable cups in groups without tumblers and those without tumblers could be  reduced. The staff wasn't aware of the amount they used. Visualizing the amount of total and  cumulative amounts in a chart has enabled us to be aware of it. In particular, it was an  opportunity to increase the participation of groups that had tumblers but did not use them.

Approach

Visualization could show how big an impact a person's small actions would be when gathered.  But as Insight said, I felt that I had to be motivated to lead people's fundamental behavior and  change.

To do this, it seems that not only simple visualization but also storytelling should be added. To  understand and approach human complex thoughts and feelings, it seems necessary to  approach them in a complex way, not in one way.

In the future, depending on the nature of the problem, I would like to use more than two methods  to effectively approach it.


Use of disposable cups in the office and visual thinking Challenge & Selection Working in the office , each person drinks water from a water purifier several times using disposable cups . There are about 200 people working per floor , and I thought they would consume more than 2,000 disposable cups a day . My challenge was to reduce the use of disposable cups by less than half a day . There were people with tumblers , people without them , but people who used disposable cups because they were too lazy to wash . The methods used to solve this problem are Visualization and Visual Thinking . I judged that it could be effective to show how much is thrown into the trash can a day . Application There was no existing data related to the use of disposable cups , and we conducted an interview with the team 's staff to find out how much they consumed qualitatively . I got information about the amount of bottled water and disposable cups bought by the company a month , and I was able to check how much it was used in the total number of cups during the actual day . To show this effectively , a bar graph was drawn up and the total amount of change per day was shown over time . A number was written on how many disposable cups are consumed per day , and the graph 's trend was shown in daily units , indicating how much savings it would save . Realistically , the company presented a goal of reducing the amount by 10 percent every day to motivate them . However , the simple bar graph did not clearly motivate them , and it would have been more effective if the contents of environmental protection was added . Also , there used to be a nominal one - time savings statement , so I think people would have felt it sensibly if there were specific examples . Insight The use of disposable cups in groups without tumblers and those without tumblers could be reduced . The staff was n't aware of the amount they used . Visualizing the amount of total and cumulative amounts in a chart has enabled us to be aware of it . In particular , it was an opportunity to increase the participation of groups that had tumblers but did not use them . Approach Visualization could show how big an impact a person 's small actions would be when gathered . But as Insight said , I felt that I had to be motivated to lead people 's fundamental behavior and change . To do this , it seems that not only simple visualization but also storytelling should be added . To understand and approach human complex thoughts and feelings , it seems necessary to approach them in a complex way , not in one way . In the future , depending on the nature of the problem , I would like to use more than two methods to effectively approach it .