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Last Issue: #31 The Journey
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
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Magazine -> #22 KaizenEver since it was first used in management theory, the Japanese concept, kaizen, has intrigued me. So much so that, before gladly applying it in our company, more than fifteen years ago, I went to Japan to study it “on site” at Toyota, where the term was first seriously applied. There I was able to appreciate how efficient it is and see how thi...
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Magazine -> #22 KaizenKaizen applied to personal development. To understand how kaizen can apply to personal growth, we need to start with a definition: kaizen means searching for excellence along the road to improvement, one small step after another. This philosophy of development is very different from the Western concept, which has always thought that improvement ...
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Magazine -> #20 Home MadeWhen it comes to the business world, I am absolutely convinced that the kind of creativity that leads to real innovation can only develop “in house” – in other words the place where all the input from day-to-day relations with clients and products is received and digested. To paraphrase the Chinese saying ”Listen and forget, see and remembe...
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Magazine -> #26 Re-Evaluate The ErrorI personally believe learning to be based on errors; it’s essentially an ongoing process of trial and error. A baby basically learns to walk, play, talk, and generally behave in an appropriate manner through trial and error. Any skill we may acquire or ability we may master with time, whether at work or in our private lives, is likewise the fruit...
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Magazine -> #22 KaizenStarting from its core principle, that is the progressive reduction of waste in the production process considered as “anactivity" that adds costs without adding value”, kaizen’s philosophy may be equated with the principle of simplicity and simplification, two distinct modes of the same outlook. Can such a concept, originally developed in an...
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Magazine -> #21 Senti-mentallyIn front a cup of coffee. For me, the expression of emotion is never calculated. I’ll wager that emotion is always there if the work is motivated by pleasure and desire. Since I often have too many ideas or desires, I usually start each project with endless lists, which I then cut into little strips and arrange in order of preference to make ...
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