‘Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.” - Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Your job has specific areas of responsibility. These will define where your work begins and where it ends. Inputs are provided and outputs are produced. Your outputs are for an internal or external customer. In some cases you may provide outputs for both internal and external customers.
This is your sand box. In this framework of limits is where you will look for problems that need solutions.
But where do you start?
Start with the problems that affect the daily work. What wastes can you identify and eliminate. Do you want to look for things that can be done better? No. You want to create a vision of perfection and then remove those problems one by one that prevent your vision of perfection being reality. Consult with your internal and external customers; they should have no problem telling you what problems they see inside your constraints that are impacting them.
You may have heard it said that necessity is the mother of invention. In your world the constraints you must deal with will motivate a higher level of problem solving. The goal is to find no cost, low cost solutions to your everyday work problems. It is unlikely you will get any support or resources to make the changes you see are required. This will help kick your innovation abilities to a new level.
The more defined this frame of constraints is, the better.
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