Comments on: How Do You Look At Problems? http://theleanthinker.com/2009/03/28/how-do-you-look-at-problems/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Fri, 18 May 2012 16:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Rosenthal http://theleanthinker.com/2009/03/28/how-do-you-look-at-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-35389 Mark Rosenthal Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:03:11 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=434#comment-35389 Hi Mark - Welcome, and thanks for commenting. Good question. By coincidence we have a decent discussion going on this topic in the forum here: <a href="http://forums.theleanthinker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=38" rel="nofollow">http://forums.theleanthinker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=38</a> You might also want to check out <em>Toyota Kata</em> by Mike Rother. I put up a review of it here: <a href="http://theleanthinker.com/2010/06/28/toyota-kata-the-how-of-engaged-leadership/" rel="nofollow">http://theleanthinker.com/2010/06/28/toyota-kata-the-how-of-engaged-leadership/</a> There are also follow-up posts on the topic as I learned more from trying it myself, from interacting with readers here, and from correspondence and conversation with the author. Consider this a personal invitation to jump in to the conversation on the forum - you get branded as a "Charter Member" if you do :) and see what we can do as a group to develop a good answer to your question. Hi Mark -
Welcome, and thanks for commenting.
Good question.
By coincidence we have a decent discussion going on this topic in the forum here:
http://forums.theleanthinker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=38

You might also want to check out Toyota Kata by Mike Rother.
I put up a review of it here:
http://theleanthinker.com/2010/06/28/toyota-kata-the-how-of-engaged-leadership/

There are also follow-up posts on the topic as I learned more from trying it myself, from interacting with readers here, and from correspondence and conversation with the author.

Consider this a personal invitation to jump in to the conversation on the forum – you get branded as a “Charter Member” if you do :) and see what we can do as a group to develop a good answer to your question.

]]> By: Mark http://theleanthinker.com/2009/03/28/how-do-you-look-at-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-35388 Mark Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:30:51 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=434#comment-35388 What are "the rules of good process design"? My company tries to throw lean tools (such as hour by hour) at a process which has never been "leaned" out in the first place, so we are constantly trying to react to this very non-transparent process. I would like management to adopt some basic lean principles and insert them into our culture. What basic lean principles or core beliefs, if adopted, might steer management and a company to a culture shift? What are “the rules of good process design”? My company tries to throw lean tools (such as hour by hour) at a process which has never been “leaned” out in the first place, so we are constantly trying to react to this very non-transparent process. I would like management to adopt some basic lean principles and insert them into our culture. What basic lean principles or core beliefs, if adopted, might steer management and a company to a culture shift?

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