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Kaizen and Kaikaku

Holistic approach: synergize radical and incremental improvements

Vadim Kotelnikov, founder of 1000ventures - personal logo VadiK

Inventor Business e-Coach

Author Innoball

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In Kaizen & Lean terms, there are two kinds of improvement:

① Kaizen is evolutionary, focused on incremental improvements

② Kaikaku is revolutionary, focused on radical improvements

  

 

 

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

   

Kaikaku is necessary to break paradigms and elevate the awareness of people to a higher level of understanding.

When approaching a problem situation, it might require radical improvement to start with (Kaikaku), then be continuously improved (Kaizen).

 

  

 

  

 

 

Radical Improvement (Kaikaku)

   

 

Kaikaku is a lean production term that means radical change, transformation, a revolution. It means radical overhaul of an activity to eliminate all waste (muda in Japanese) and create greater value. It is a rapid and radical change process.

Kaikaku is also known as Breakthrough Kaizen, Kaizen Blitz, Flow Kaizen and System Kaizen.  

 

Kaikaku is a breakthrough rapid and radical improvement, of any activity.

It is similar to radical innovation, though innovation is not necessary for Kaikaku.

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KoRe 10 Kaikaku Tips
 

❶  Strive to amaze your  customers, both internal and external; ask yourself "What would an ideal customer experience be?" and look for ways to make maximum contribution to that ideal state

❷  Develop a → creative dissatisfaction mindset;  ask yourself  "What would an ideal process or workshop look like?" and search for opportunities to make radical improvements

❸  Look for opportunities to do much more with much less; apply the → 80/20 Principle to everything  >>>

❹  See → problems as → opportunities to make things radically better and to hone your  winning skills for → creative problem solving

❺  Challenge assumptions and the status quo; recognize that the current practice may entrap people in old ways of seeing and thinking  >>>

❻  Take different → perceptual positions and look at the current practice with new eyes; ask "Why and What If?" questions

❼  Know how to sell your radical ideas to other stakeholders and → how to overcome resistance to change.

❽  → Brainstorm creative solutions with your group; go wild; think outside the box; look for → synergies

❾  → Think positively and act promptly ‒ start improving things and learn as you go  >>>

❿  Follow the radical improvement action (Kaikaku) with continuous small improvements (→ Kaizen)  >>>

 

 

 

 

Kaikaku-Kaizen Synergy

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.

Without Kaizen you are building Kaikaku on sandy foundations. And vice versa.  >>>

 

 

→ Kaizen Culture: 8 Key Elements

→ Implementing Kaizen: 7 Conditions

Example of a Truly Lean Value Chain

 

"Excellent firms don't believe in excellence
– only in constant improvement and constant → change."
~ Tom Peters