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The Improvement Paradox – Too Busy To Improve?
Posted on August 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
A bad system will beat a good person every time. – W. Edwards Deming. I believe that everyone does their best given the context and environment at hand. I subscribe to Deming’s views that it is the organisation as a system, not the people working in the system that determines the organisation’s performance. The other […]
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Kaizen Camp Australia 2013 event reflection
Posted on May 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
Kaizen Camp was held in Melbourne this week, 20-21 May 2013. Kaizen Camp is an unconference held in the style of Lean Coffee with 8 sessions, 60 attendees and over 50 topics discussed. It was the first Kaizen Camp in Australia. The great part of Kaizen Camp is the networking, learning and knowledge sharing using […]
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Learning from mistakes – it’s all about continuous improvement
Posted on August 18, 2011 1 Comment
Image Source: Scott Adams Kaizen (改善), Japanese for “improvement”, or “change for the better” refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes. Teams I coach frequently ask me for “best practices”. Do not assume that “best practices” in previous projects will be equally successful in another project. In some cases, “best […]
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