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GA 518 | Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement with Jim Huntzinger
Mar 7, 2024
Explore building a culture of continuous improvement with Jim Huntzinger. Discuss the future of continuous improvement, the importance of having a hypothesis, foundational skills needed, and the relevance of sharing knowledge. Learn about upcoming events like KataCon 2024 and TWI Summit. Discover the integration of scientific thinking and lean activities in creating a culture of improvement.
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- Key skills like job instructions, job methods, and job relations are vital for building a continuous improvement culture.
- Implementing lean practices and scientific thinking has led to significant improvements in productivity and standards of living.
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Foundational Skills for Continuous Improvement Cultures
Utilizing key skills like job instructions, job methods, and job relations are essential for building a continuous improvement culture. Job instructions focus on training people effectively and safely, job methods address making improvements without engineering backgrounds, and job relations tackle solving people problems. These skills are based on a four-step scientific method, vital for organizations to drive improvement at every level.
