Quality Time With MoreSteam Episode 9: Gemba Walking with Emmanuel Aouad
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Jul 23, 2024 
Emmanuel Aouad, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt who moonlights as a musician and game designer, talks about turning continuous improvement into music and playable art. He discusses the Gemba Walk song, applying Voice of the Customer and CTQs, and using AI to speed up process-improvement analysis. He also explains creating a playable rap album that blends gaming and Lean themes.
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How A Mixer Sparked Lean Six Sigma Music
- Emmanuel describes how a casual conference mixer and encouragement from Lars led him to create his first Lean Six Sigma rap.
- That spontaneous origin produced music videos and launched his niche career blending music with process improvement.
Manage Creative Work With Kanban And Takt
- Use a creative Kanban and explicit workload blocks to manage music projects and side work.
- Schedule recording when your creative capacity is highest to preserve quality and reduce cycle time.
Protect Creative Capacity Like Takt Time
- Emmanuel treats creative scheduling like takt time: preserve concentrated blocks for high-quality output.
- Recognizing cognitive capacity prevents low-quality rework and wasted creative hours.
