KAIZEN
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KAIZEN
sino-japanese word that means
continuous improvement
"KAIZEN means improvement"
Masaaki Imai, Founder of Kaizen Institute
"KAIZEN means improvement.
Moreover, it means continuous improvement in personal, home, social or working life "
Masaaki Imai, Founder of Kaizen Institute
"KAIZEN means improvement.
Moreover, it means continuous improvement in personal, home, social or working life.
When applied to workplace KAIZEN means continuous improvement involving everyone – managers and workers alike."
Masaaki Imai, Founder of Kaizen Institute
"When applied to workplace KAIZEN means continuous improvement involving everyone - managers and workers alike."
F1 pit stop team: 16 people talent & refined tools; 4 tires change & fuel: 1.8 - 2.4s
https://youtu.be/aHSUp7msCIE?t=8
the approach
- small iterations rather than radical changes overnight
- multiple sustainable 1% improvements in short periods of time
- fully involving everyone's talent & unique function
- refining talent & tools in use
the approach
iterative improvement compounds over periods of time
Your thought of the week:
what continuous improvement
could you make this week ?
in personal, home, social or working life
Articles on KAIZEN:
https://www.kaizen.com/what-is-kaizen.html
https://www.economist.com/news/2009/04/14/kaizen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/01/17/the-practice-of-kaizen-will-help-you-improve-1-per-day-and-lead-to-amazing-long-term-success/
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