Kindergarten Kaizen

In the classroom we take our first steps toward continuous improvement

Thu, 09/14/2017 - 12:03

It’s said that the first five years of children’s lives are important to their future development and growth. Most of that is spent at home with parents and loved ones, before children are thrust into the first stage of their next 13 years of development: kindergarten. Being a parent of two youngsters, it didn’t take me long to notice that children are exposed to the wonderful world of continuous improvement almost immediately after stepping into the classroom. But it’s up to us to not only help them sustain it, but also to be aware of, and acknowledge, the process.

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Submitted by pillecw on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 10:26

Nice article.  Reminds me of a piece of paper my son brought home from kindergarten 15 years ago or so.  It was sort of a work instruction, with illustrations of "not quality", "almost quality" and "quality" work for coloring, making letters, etc.  I still have it as an example of how, no matter the job, there can be documentation of how to do it correctly.

Submitted by Jeff Dewar on Mon, 09/18/2017 - 09:51

I simply did not realize how much of kaizen is taught at such an early age. Shadow boards! Well, of course. I can see this article being used by a corporate trainer, saying to a class of employees "If kindergartners can use this techniques to produce better quality, don't you think we should use them in our factory?" Very creative look at kaizen. Thank you.

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