Lean Conversations reports on a workshop that immersed a group of artists in the fundamentals of Lean for three days, during which they conversed with some of the leading thinkers and practitioners of Lean and toured the Toyota factory in Georgetown, Kentucky. The workshop yielded important insights that address essential questions regarding how leaders can better […]
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PLUS: Bagels, donuts, and coffee; Air conditioning; Posting the weekly commitment plan on the monitor. DELTA: Find a way to quiet noise.
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PLUS: Great engagement by participants; Informal setting; Focus on teamwork and team learning; Simulations; Understanding the “why” behind lean. DELTA: Fix HVAC; Bring in more trades and chairs; Provide a projector; Focus on the specifics of this project.
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PLUS: Participation of team members; Quality of conversation. DELTA: Focus more time on familiarizing team with planning sequence of work and defer discussion on durations; Focus on a smaller scope of work by pulling only one phase; Provide cookies.
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PLUS: Open communication between participants; Having real world examples, including from local projects; An architect as an instructor; Always have two instructors as participants benefit from their interaction; Learning about Integrated Project Delivery, integrated forms of agreement, and how used on a local project. DELTA: Spend more time (a full day versus one-half day) on
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PLUS: Step by step approach to A3 problem solving process; Hands on group breakout work; Two instructors; Learning tools; Construction focus to learning; Addressing problems specific to the businesses of the participants. DELTA: Make slides larger, especially text; Provide sample A3 problem solving documents; Print blank and example fishbone documents; Provide more pointers on test
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PLUS: Awareness of work that is required before construction starts; Awareness of importance of on-boarding including an explanation as to why the lean approach is mutually beneficial; Reinforces the symbiotic nature of relationships on a building project and the value of multiple minds understanding an issue; Related material to workshop book and aided understanding of
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PLUS: Hosting by local office; Analytical information to support validity of practices; Practicing weekly commitment planning; Providing a lean pull planning agenda; Participation by trades. DELTA: Start workshop at 6:00 am; Address perception that lean processes equate to giving up control; Share specific language recommendations for meeting invitations, proposal requests, and contracts.
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PLUS: Simulations; Lunch; Cookies; Reliable commitments discussion; Mix of content and exercises. DELTA: Increase the simulation construction area size; Provide a description of how to communicate to trades they will be pulling work from milestones as part of the project planning process; Provide examples of language for describing best lean practices to trades; Address the
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PLUS: Participation by all; Building of consensus on the importance and complexity of the change process; Continuation of team’s momentum; Issues discussed resonated with problems observed. DELTA: Request update on a process initiative status from members not able to attend this meeting.
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