Good ideas often come too early. The Parking LotA dedicated space where solution ideas are captured and set aside for formal review in Improve, without acting on them prematurely. Click term for full definition keeps them safe until you know the real causes, so your team stays focused without anyone feeling ignored. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.
Tool video
The short tool video will appear here.
Parking Lot in short
- Prepare the space. Set up a flipchart, slide or board section before the meeting starts.
- Explain the rule. Tell the group: ideas are welcome, they go on the Parking Lot for now.
- Park ideas as they come. Thank the person and write the idea down in their words.
- Keep it visible. Leave the Parking Lot in place so everyone sees the ideas are kept.
- Review it later. Go through every parked idea when you look for solutions, and test it against the verified causes.
Key points
- Ideas are welcome, but not acted on yet.
- Write them down visibly, in the person’s words.
- Promise a review, and keep the promise.
- Test every idea against verified causes.