http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/helping-make-a3-work-part-2/ on lean culture, transformational leadership, and entrepreneurial excellence Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:53:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/helping-make-a3-work-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Matt Wrye Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:51:28 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/helping-make-a3-work-part-2/#comment-166 I like the A3 thinking or process because a huge part of lean is problem solving. If you can become great at problem solving then you will make significant strides. During the problem solving, you may see the need for other lean tools/concepts in order to put a countermeasure for the problem in place. As a lean coach, this is a great time to then discuss the tool/concept and how it applies to the problem at hand. This is one way of trying to get thinking first and tools after that. I like the A3 thinking or process because a huge part of lean is problem solving. If you can become great at problem solving then you will make significant strides. During the problem solving, you may see the need for other lean tools/concepts in order to put a countermeasure for the problem in place. As a lean coach, this is a great time to then discuss the tool/concept and how it applies to the problem at hand. This is one way of trying to get thinking first and tools after that.

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