Comments on: Quote of the Week http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/369 A blog about improvement in health care Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:51:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andrew Scotchmer http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/369/comment-page-1#comment-3886 Andrew Scotchmer Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:42:14 +0000 http://www.dailykaizen.org/archives/369#comment-3886 You're absolutely right. By focusing to much on RIE's we tend to view it and use it as a tool and as a tool, when the event is finished we put it away until next time. This allows old ways of working to resurface and remain unchecked. The only time we notice a backslide is when we run another RIE some months later. First educate members of staff in continuous improvement techniques and the importance of continually monitoring ourselves through effective information gathering tools and then apply the RIE technique. By doing so your reorganisation will become sustainable and even enhanced due to the continual nature of kaizen as an underpinning support. RIE's do not ingrain themselves in the culture of the workplace as they are too brief. For that you need kaizen. You’re absolutely right. By focusing to much on RIE’s we tend to view it and use it as a tool and as a tool, when the event is finished we put it away until next time. This allows old ways of working to resurface and remain unchecked. The only time we notice a backslide is when we run another RIE some months later.

First educate members of staff in continuous improvement techniques and the importance of continually monitoring ourselves through effective information gathering tools and then apply the RIE technique. By doing so your reorganisation will become sustainable and even enhanced due to the continual nature of kaizen as an underpinning support.

RIE’s do not ingrain themselves in the culture of the workplace as they are too brief. For that you need kaizen.

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