42 exercises to practice and improve our "kaizen eyes".

1. “Kaizen Eyes”
Practice Exercises
What do you see? volume 2

2. Created by Tom Curtis 2011 all pictures taken by author
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3. Introduction
AS WE SEE BETTER WE CAN MAKE BETTER CHOICES, MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAKE PROGRESS. “KAIZEN EYES” SEE
OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLICATIONS IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
WHAT FOLLOWS IS 42 PICTURES I TOOK WITH A LEAN CONCEPT OR
APPLICATION IN MIND. MY GOAL IN SELECTING THESE PICTURES
WAS TO BUILD A DECK THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO WORK ON
DEVELOPING OUR “KAIZEN EYES”. REVIEW THE SLIDE OF 6
PICTURES AND NOTE WHAT CONCEPT OR APPLICATION YOU SEE,
THEN COMPARE WITH WHAT I SEE IN THE OBJECT OR SCENE ON THE
NEXT SLIDE. FINALLY, THINK OF A PLACE YOU COULD APPLY
SOMETHING SIMILAR. I HOPE YOU FIND THIS A USEFUL WAY TO
STRENGTHEN YOUR “KAIZEN EYES”. --TOM CURTIS 2011

4. 1 2 3
4 5 6
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

5. What I see
1. Visual Standard Work
2. Point of Use Storage/Placement
3. Visual Management
4. Mistake Proofing
5. Visual Management
6. Kaizen Opportunity

6. 7 8 9
10 11 12
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

7. What I see
7. Visual Management & Nudging
8. Visual Management & Nudging
9. Visual Standard Work
10.Nudging
11.Visual Management
12.Visual Management & Mistake Proofing

8. 13 14 15
16 17 18
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

9. What I see
13.Mistake Proofing & Visual Management
14.Mistake Proofing & Standard Work
15.Mistake Proofing
16.Mistake Proofing
17.Mistake Proofing
18.Visual Management

10. 19 20 21
22 23 24
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

11. What I see
19.Mistake Proofing
20.Color & Visual Management
21.Nudging
22.Nudging
23.Visual Standard Work
24.Late Model Differentiation & Multiple Use

12. 25 26 27
28 29 30
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

13. What I see
25.Late Model Differentiation & Visual Management
26.Nudging
27.Visual Control
28.Flexibility & Multiple Use
29.Visual Management & Mistake Proofing
30.Mistake Proofing & Waste Reduction

14. 31 32 33
34 35 36
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

15. What I see
31.Visual Management & Color Use
32.Visual Labeling & Mistake Proofing
33.Visual Aid & Color Use
34.Nudge, Visual, & Mistake Proofing
35.Waste Reduction
36.Late Differentiation

16. 37 38 39
40 41 42
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY?

17. What I see
37.Point of Use Storage
38.Nudging & Visual Management
39.Visual Management & Mistake Proofing
40.Visual Management & Mistake Proofing
41.Point of Use Standard Work
42.Visual Standard Work