Thank you! I haven’t had any comments on this video and was wondering if anyone cares to hear this type of content. I pay attention to each video metrics and this one isn’t performing that great. However, I’m not that concerned because I want to make content that really helps people excel…that you for letting me know this type of video is helping. 🙏

@@learnkaizen I've just commented on another video but I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in here. Don't judge the quality of your content on the views/metrics alone because I've seen countless awful videos on YT with millions of views and comments. I discovered you through a course I'm doing in the UK and our teacher provided a link to one of your videos as a post workshop learning tool and I've been going through loads of your videos since and you do a great job at breaking things down and explaining them in simple terms.

@@thomashardwick7206 wow! Much appreciated. I don’t get to post as often as I should because I’m still working in this field. Reading comments like this gives me the motivation to keep on posting! As long as I’m helping the folks that get the value, I’ll keep going! Thanks again.

@@learnkaizen I've been studying lean & six sigma for the past few months and these types of videos do really help cement the understanding of concepts.

I’m trying! Second half of 2023 was busy. Appreciate you sticking around. 🙏

Wow! Golden information, right here!! Charter, SME, Prework! You got it! Thank you for posting this. So many people are forced to facilitate a Kaizen TOMORROW, to fix a problem that’s been around for months. Thanks again!🙏

Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, I see/hear this a lot, but please don’t let this become the norm. A Kaizen Event should countermeasure/improve the process without any actions after the Kaizen. If you have an action list that can’t be completed during the Kaizen, bring in the sponsor to remove roadblocks and get you the resources you need to finish the actions. That’s why having a sponsor is so important to the Kaizen. The sponsor doesn’t have to attend the Kaizen, but should fully support the event (be on stand-by) including having the power to make decisions at a high level. This may be the CEO, Operating Company President , VP, Plant Manager, etc. the only time I allow an action after the Kaizen is to design/install a permanent fixture or device that may need to be ordered - BUT ONLY if the team has proven the device will work by using wit over wallet (or what is known as the moonshine method)- did the team test and prove the new fixture will help improve the process- using items readily available to them. I’ll do a video on the moonshine method but you can also just google it with ‘Lean’ in the search to ensure you don’t end up on a website about how to make moonshine 😂😂😂. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’d encourage you to find ways to eliminate the action list (a few examples how in my comment). It took me years to learn various techniques and strategies that supported the Kaizen team to full completion during the Kaizen with zero actions afterwards. Today, I facilitate Kaizen and Shin Events (4-5 Kaizen Teams in one event) every month. We never have actions after the event. It takes time to learn and that’s why I post videos to help! Thanks again for sharing your comment and experience! 🙏

Do you mind if I respond to this in a video?

@@learnkaizen of course. that would be awesome 👌 following for when you get to it 🤩