- cross-functional, .. multi-disciplinary,
- deep reflection (both personal & team),
- counter-measure,
- at-a-glance visual evaluation, visual symbols etc,
- attainment of levels of progress; bronze - silver -gold - etc
- present day LEAN tools sets such as SPC, 0 DFFP and the whole range of TPS,
- PDCA based (ref. Dr. Edwards Deming),
- 3G, 4M, 5 Whys' and 7 QC Tools, and QC Story Board,
- 'Tamazume' massive creative input for ''Cost-Half '',
- the journey leading us to TQM
- + all good innovation-collaboration tools
“Toyota Culture” 20 Years Later: Why Liker’s Lessons Still Matter in 2026
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TL;DR Twenty years later, Jeffrey Liker's message still applies: Lean fails
when it's treated as a set of tools instead of a leadership system.
Toyota's ...
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