Comments on: A3–Its about the Thinking http://dailykaizen.org/archives/475 A blog about the Journey of a Health Care System as it transforms itself using LEAN Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:40:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Todd McCann http://dailykaizen.org/archives/475/comment-page-1#comment-289 Todd McCann Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/475#comment-289 Anad, A3 Thinking Learning Managing coupled with Hoken and Nemawashi piled with Paradox and Contradiction, can and should be applied to behaviors. 3M's Muda, Muri, Mura - Mura - Burden, No Balance, Physical Stress, Mental Stress, Unreasonableness sometimes to the point of absurdity........Inflexibility........ PDCA - Problem MISTRUST is in the organization. WHY?Manage Upward - The Null hypothesis is "How can 50 people be incorrect with their feelings of mistrust?" WHY? Plan Do Check (Countermeasure)Act (Not React) I have used A3 to behaviors..Driven with Empirical data and trends. Anad,

A3 Thinking Learning Managing coupled with Hoken and Nemawashi piled with Paradox and Contradiction, can and should be applied to behaviors.

3M’s Muda, Muri, Mura -

Mura – Burden, No Balance, Physical Stress, Mental Stress, Unreasonableness sometimes to the point of absurdity……..Inflexibility……..

PDCA – Problem MISTRUST is in the organization. WHY?Manage Upward – The Null hypothesis is “How can 50 people be incorrect with their feelings of mistrust?” WHY? Plan Do Check (Countermeasure)Act (Not React)

I have used A3 to behaviors..Driven with Empirical data and trends.

]]> By: Anand http://dailykaizen.org/archives/475/comment-page-1#comment-287 Anand Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:26:06 +0000 http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/475#comment-287 Well said Rob!!! Regarding Lee's comment on PDCA not being applied, I think it is true. I think that PDCA should not only be applied for 'process' changes but also to 'behaviour' changes. The question to ask is "How much have I changed in my thinking or behaviour?" Well said Rob!!! Regarding Lee’s comment on PDCA not being applied, I think it is true. I think that PDCA should not only be applied for ‘process’ changes but also to ‘behaviour’ changes. The question to ask is “How much have I changed in my thinking or behaviour?”

]]> By: Rob http://dailykaizen.org/archives/475/comment-page-1#comment-288 Rob Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:55:45 +0000 http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/475#comment-288 I agree! With Lean its critical to base management decisions on a philosophical sense of purpose. Its about believing in people and their abilities to solve problems and create opportunities. Any number of techniques will fail unless the culture is supported and embedded by top management. You said it yourself <a href="http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/466" rel="nofollow">here</a>. My own thoughts can be read: <a href="http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/466" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://learnsigma.com/5-ways-to-develop-six-sigma-company-cu" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://learnsigma.com/how-six-sigma-changes-corporate-cultur" rel="nofollow">here</a> I agree!

With Lean its critical to base management decisions on a philosophical sense of purpose. Its about believing in people and their abilities to solve problems and create opportunities. Any number of techniques will fail unless the culture is supported and embedded by top management. You said it yourself here.
My own thoughts can be read: here,
here and here

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