I have read several books on #Gamification and found them either touting the use of rewards and badges or the technical aspect of design. I never did find that middle ground until I read, The Gamification of Learning and Instruction by Dr. Karl Kapp. The book started with the basics (it’s not about rewards, games Read More …
Last week, I had a chance to attend Lean Frontiers’ workshop on The Role of Leadership in Creating a Sustainable Lean Culture. The course demonstrated the role of leadership in connecting and simultaneously developing the “Product” and the “People” Value Streams in an organization. In a lean implementation this really sets the foundation for a Read More …
Lean technology has now evolved from the manufacturing floor to the whole enterprise. Many companies have found real value in applying the fundamental concepts of Lean throughout the organization. The lean concepts of Kaizen, PDCA and the tools such as Pareto Charts, 5 Why’s and even Poka Yoke are commonplace. However, the concept of Standard Read More …
Training Within Industry TWI may be the Missing Link for a successful Lean Implementation. Jim Huntzinger believes it was for him and explains why it was for Toyota also. It is a learn-by-doing approach that helps your team leaders create a high performance, cross functional team. Podcast: Is Training within Industry (TWI) old hat? TWI Read More …