Tag Archives: Kaizen

Rapture – Training Your Mind for Completion

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jim Benson

Don’t strain your brain, paint a train You’ll be singing’ in the rain… – Blondie Your brain is a muscle. As we repeat certain actions, our “muscle memory” becomes comfortable with those actions, and programs itself to anticipate them. As … Continue reading →

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Every Task is Sacred

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Jim Benson

One of the primary goals of a kanban is to make value explicit. When you spend your time doing something, the reward should be observable. Even if the task is vegging out, the reward is relaxation. You should engage in … Continue reading →

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Cards are Conversations

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Jim Benson

The whole point of having a visual control is to extract information from it quickly.  In this respect, the personal kanban is much like a geographic map. Geographic maps convey more than merely the physical environment, they show us things … Continue reading →

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Why Retrospectives?

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Jim Benson

In both Agile and Lean management there are points called “retrospectives,” regular and ritualized moments where a team stops to reflect. Checking processes for only a few minutes lets you re-orient the course of your work. These retrospectives allow a team the … Continue reading →

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How Am I Doing?

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Jim Benson

Observing work flow highlights waste and provides opportunities to improve. Continue reading →

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