Genchi Genbutsu / Gemba Walk
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CORE DEFINITION
Go to the source to see the actual situation. Managers should not sit in their offices looking at reports (which are 'second-hand reality' filtered through layers), but must go to the production line (Gemba) to see the process where problems occur.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Anti-bureaucracy: When data and intuition conflict, trust the field. The field has spirits, and the devil is in the details.
Anchor fast decisions
The Toyota Way (Genchi Genbutsu): Go to the place, see the actual object, and understand the actual situation, rather than inferring from reports and data. The mechanism is field-ism.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/3Practice this model in one real situation:
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