Kaizen is like a hotbed that nurtures small and ongoing changes, while innovation is like magma that appears … - Masaaki Imai

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That one must do some work seriously and must be independent and not merely amuse oneself in life-this our mother [Marie Curie] has told us always, but never that science was the only career worth following.

Masaaki Imai

Kaizen is like a hotbed that nurtures small and ongoing changes, while innovation is like magma that appears in abrupt eruptions from time to time

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The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should go by without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the company.

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It is impossible to improve any process until it is standardized. If the process is shifting from here to there, then any improvement will just be one more variation that is occasionally used and mostly ignored. One must standardize, and thus stabilize the process, before continuous improvement can be made.

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The Kaizen Philosophy assumes that our way of life - be it our working life, our social life, or our home life - deserves to be constantly improved.

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Progress is impossible without the ability to admit mistakes.

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Kaizen means ongoing improvement involving everybody, without spending much money.

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