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Radical Improvement (Kaikaku)

10 Commandments

Vadim Kotelnikov, founder of 1000ventures - personal logo VadiK

Inventor Business e-Coach

Author Innoball

Founder Innompic Games icon

 
 

Kaikaku is a lean production term that means radical improvement, change, transformation, a revolution.

 

Kaikaku-Kaizen Journey

  

 
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Kaikaku means radical overhaul of an activity to eliminate all waste and
create greater value.

It is a rapid and
radical change process that needs top management commitment to continuous improvement and employee empowerment.

  

 
   

Kaikaku-Kaizen Synergy

 

  

 
Kaikaku Kaizen Synergy - radical plus incremental improvements  

Kaikaku is sought in addition to Kaizen, not in place of Kaizen.

Kaikaku is a rapid change event as opposed to Kaizen which is smaller incremental improvements. Kaikaku is revolutionary while Kaizen is evolutionary. Kaikaku sometimes used as a precursor to Kaizen activities. Kaizen is essential for a long-term lean transformation.

  

 

 
   

"Problems give you a chance to use your brains."

~ Hiroyuki Hirano

 

  

 
   

The 10 Kaikaku Commandments

listed by Hiroyuki Hirano are all good basic principles to start any improvement journey. It is a top down initiative to activate a bottom up empowerment for change and kaikaku-kaizen improvement journey.

 

  

 
   

① Throw out the traditional concept of manufacturing methods.

② Think about how the new method will work, not how it won't work.

③ Problems give you a chance to use your brain.

④ Don't accept excuses; totally deny the status quo.

⑤ Ask "Why" five times.

⑥ Correct mistakes the moment they are found.

⑦ Don't seek perfection; a 50% implementation rate is fine as long as it's done on the spot.

⑧ Don't spend money on Kaikaku.

⑨ Ten persons' ideas are better than one person's knowledge.

⑩ Kaikaku knows no limits.

 

  

 

 
Vadim Kotelnikov (VadiK), founder, Innompic Games speaker trainer

Everything can and should be improved
‒ look for improvement opportunities constantly

  

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