{"id":92,"date":"2022-07-27T10:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T10:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:06:05","slug":"process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/online\/process\/","title":{"rendered":"Products &amp; Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><nav style=\"line-height:1\" class=\"items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-72be065f wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Process \u2013 Level 2\"><ul style=\"line-height:1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-center wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-formation\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Team Formation<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/staying-the-course\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Staying the Course<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Team Cadence<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/product-cycle\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Product Lifecycle<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1209\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-681 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-1920x1209.jpg\" style=\"object-position:0% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-1920x1209.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-800x504.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(159deg,rgb(238,248,255) 0%,rgba(33,196,237,0.58) 53%,rgba(9,42,77,0.74) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-34aace05 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(2.629rem, 2.629rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 3.719), 5rem);line-height:0.9\">Products &amp; Process<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Product innovation is the answer to a stagnating business and healthy process is the anwer to business complexity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1694\" height=\"1133\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kitchen-counter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1524\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kitchen-counter.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kitchen-counter-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kitchen-counter-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kitchen-counter-1536x1027.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two important facts that <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/leadership-styles\/\">leaders<\/a>  need to come to grips with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>their decisions don\u2019t necessarily lead to action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>willpower alone doesn\u2019t take people very far when they try to work together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, executive instructions on their own only get people onto the starting blocks when it comes to building products and services, shaping ways of working and enabling collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put a group of new people together, and they\u2019re likely to struggle to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>agree on a common goal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>plan the roadmap for how to get there<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keep a scoreboard of how they\u2019re performing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key to solving this problem lies in understanding whether the business is plagued more by complexity or by prohibitive processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer to business complexity is good processes, while the answer to unhealthy or overly burdensome processes is innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key to both process and innovation lies in the word <em><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\"><em>cadence<\/em> <\/a><\/em> \u2014 a predictable, repeatable rhythm of working that keeps teams focused on their goals and aware of their progress on the journey towards achieving them. Helping companies establish cadence \u2014 to embed good processes or stimulate innovation \u2014 is the sweet spot in which Th1nk operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the areas below to understand more about how we do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide shoes is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-373beb87 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-rgb181181181-rgb255255255-1\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"395\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-890 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots.png\" style=\"object-position:44% 89%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"44% 89%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots.png 912w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots-800x346.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots-768x333.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-blue-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9d95ed6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-formation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-890\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots.png 912w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots-800x346.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/soccer-boots-768x333.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0f5fcad2fe0b74b2ca845a0bdd1a59cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-formation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"621\">Team Formation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>High Performance Teams begin on the right foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-rgb181181181-rgb255255255-2\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-892 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/horse-riding-gum-boots.png\" style=\"object-position:40% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"40% 100%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-blue-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical 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has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-rgb181181181-rgb255255255-3\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"629\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-891 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/army-boots.png\" style=\"object-position:44% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"44% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/army-boots.png 799w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/army-boots-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-blue-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9d95ed6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/army-boots.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-891\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/army-boots.png 799w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/army-boots-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-aeafe07bbad523d99b24db012cfb465b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"623\">Team Cadence<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Establish a consistent rhythm of delivery<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-rgb181181181-rgb255255255-4\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"436\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-893 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/running-shoes.png\" style=\"object-position:33% 65%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"33% 65%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/running-shoes.png 954w, 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