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WIP: The Kidzban Book
My dad was magical. When I was growing up, he turned everything into a game – studying, yard work, even combatting my fear of the Wicked Witch of the West. “Life should be fun!” he’d insist, invoking his own father’s … Continue reading
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Am I Productive, Efficient, or Effective?
Productivity: having the power to produce Efficiency: the ratio of the output to the input of any system Effectiveness: being able to bring about a desired result Personal Kanban is considered a Productivity tool, because it gives us the power … Continue reading
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Urgent and Important: Incorporating your existing tools into Personal Kanban
We’ve devised Personal Kanban to adapt to any system you might currently use (unless of course your preferred system is utter chaos). The only two rules are visualize your work and limit work-in-progress (WIP). PK’s main goal is to get … Continue reading
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Boosting Productivity and Learning with Spikes
Is there something you don’t know? Almost everyday it seems we are faced with having to learn something new. Some of those things are trivial and easy to accomplish, while others are important and a more than a little daunting … Continue reading
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Getting "Personal" with Your Kanban
So why call it “personal” if I can use it with my family, in the classroom, or with a team at the office? In life and in business, we create value. For Personal Kanban, “personal” relates to personal value. Personal … Continue reading
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