10 Things a Digital Kaizen Board Can Do That a Paper One Can’t

February 11, 2020

Kaizen boards are a fantastic addition to any improvement program. They arrange information visually so that a quick glance provides useful...

Much of What People Say About Kaizen Events is Wrong

February 15, 2018

When someone comes to us asking for information about our Kaizen software, we like to ask a ton of questions. It helps us to understand...

3 Arguments Against Kaizen Tracking in Spreadsheets

February 2, 2018

If you are still tracking your Kaizen activities in spreadsheets, I get it. Spreadsheets are a tempting approach because you already have...

How Software Amplifies the Impact of Kaizen

April 18, 2018

In 1986, Masaaki Imai founded the Kaizen Institute Consulting Group (KICG) to help western companies to introduce the concepts, systems,...

8 Sure Fire Ways to Ruin a Kaizen Event

January 10, 2018

Kaizen events, also known as Rapid Improvement Events, are an effective way to tackle many difficult problems in short order. They can also...

You Can Improve Without Kaizen Software. But Why Would You Want To?

February 11, 2020

We are occasionally asked if it is possible to implement Kaizen without using software .

The answer is yes.

It is possible to adopt a...

7 Unexpected Benefits of Kaizen Events

March 21, 2018

Leaders typically deploy Kaizen events when there is a difficult or urgent challenge that needs to be addressed in short order. The obvious...

8 Important Questions about Kaizen Events, Answered

July 18, 2017

Kaizen events are an effective way to implement changes quickly. They are also a great way to get team members involved in improvement and...

Some Recent Kaizen Event FAQs, Answered

June 14, 2017

The beginning of summer must be a good time for Kaizen events because we’ve been getting a lot of questions about them lately. We thought...