{"id":923,"date":"2025-11-11T13:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/?page_id=923"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:18:07","slug":"tooling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/online\/tech\/tooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tooling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-green\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"931\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-782 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad.jpg\" style=\"object-position:80% 14%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"80% 14%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad-800x388.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad-1536x745.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(255,255,255) 34%,rgba(255,255,255,0.58) 65%,rgba(255,0,0,0) 99%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-99cca8a2 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide 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=\"Technology \u2013 Level 2\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide 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\/tech\/360-degree-visbility\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Visbility<\/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\/tech\/mapping\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Dependencies<\/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\/tech\/tooling\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Tooling<\/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\/tech\/tools-people-process-progress\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Tech-conundrum<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-49031cb4b1744a129271dd1611534cc4 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\">Tooling<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1131\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Garbage-in-garbage-out.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1485\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:600px;height:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Garbage-in-garbage-out.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Garbage-in-garbage-out-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Garbage-in-garbage-out-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Garbage-in-garbage-out-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first thing to get right is preventing <em>garbage in, garbage out<\/em>. This happens in two ways: poor information is uploaded into the tool, or the tool is not used or updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9b00c439d5f4c52b735f9f7cf991e030 wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tooling-example\/\">tool<\/a> is only as good as the regularity and accuracy with which it is used \u2014 and this is three quarters of the battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This involves far more than defining a process or telling people to use the tool, or else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s about changing the way people show up together, interact relationally, and collaborate in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a tool is being used effectively, it\u2019s going to shine a light on three areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-link-color wp-elements-7f6d68d6101e8d3d6d5339a2dfb0b346\">\n<li>The efficacy of <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\">team cadence <\/a>\u2014 how well people are working together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inefficient processes or poor communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An ineffective product, service, or go-to-market strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This becomes a looped process: people feed into process, process feeds into tooling, and then it cycles back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tooling is actually the easy part. The strategy, the simulation of decisions, the measurement of decision effectiveness, and the assessment of alignment and cohesion across the company become the real focal points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-cf8c68eec45a5231232439e3824bcca4 wp-block-paragraph\">Having the right tooling guides leaders towards the areas that need attention and helps them have the right conversations.<br><br>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tooling-example\/\">tooling example <\/a>below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide tools is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-086dc8cf wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\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-green\" 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href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tooling-example\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/scuba-watch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1319\" style=\"width:60px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dcd278a1037bea652a5b8d51bf827ecf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tooling-example\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1164\">Tooling&nbsp;example<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8230;<\/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-green\" 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