Learn Kaizen for office work, one short lesson at a time
Short lessons on the ideas behind Kaizen, in plain office words. Each takes 5 to 8 minutes and ends with a few questions and one thing to try on your own work.
Kaizen glossary · the terms, in plain words
About two lessons a week. No deadline, no streak. Free to read, no account needed.
Level 1: See the waste
The ideas behind the loop you already use.
- Lesson 1: Small improvements, every week
- Lesson 2: Your work is a process, and the customer decides what is value
- Lesson 3: Waiting, Handoffs, Backlog, Searching and switching
- Lesson 4: Errors and rework, Work nobody uses, Extra steps, Skills not used
- Lesson 5: Asking why until you reach something you can change
- Lesson 6: Should this step exist?
Level 2: Find the real cause
Finding causes properly.
Level 3: Change the work and make it hold
Changing work and making the change last.
Level 4: Improve together
Doing it as a team.