Comments on: Womack & Jones at the Gemba: “Spread” and Innovation http://www.leanblog.org/2009/10/womack-jones-at-gemba-spread-and/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Bishop http://www.leanblog.org/2009/10/womack-jones-at-gemba-spread-and/#comment-5695 Andrew Bishop Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:18:34 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/10/womack-jones-at-the-gemba-spread-and-innovation/#comment-5695 How would I answer her question? With a question: "What is it you want to spread, and why?" perhaps. Use the opportunity to start a conversation that might develop some deeper understanding. How would I answer her question? With a question: "What is it you want to spread, and why?" perhaps. Use the opportunity to start a conversation that might develop some deeper understanding.

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]]> By: Craig Henderson http://www.leanblog.org/2009/10/womack-jones-at-gemba-spread-and/#comment-5692 Craig Henderson Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:47:52 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/10/womack-jones-at-the-gemba-spread-and-innovation/#comment-5692 Excellent question followed by answers full of insight. Here is my two cents – I find a phrase from Jim and Dan's book, Lean Solutions, provides an excellent guideline. As soon as the members of the new unit “believe in the virtue of the new process”, you can accomplish spread. The “virtue” requirement sets the speed. In the video, Jim and Dan discussed two ways to move faster -moving people to next units, and Toyota’s technique of sending units (suppliers) out to spread to others. Both leverage “peer to peer” advantages to reach the “virtue” requirement more efficiently. Excellent question followed by answers full of insight. Here is my two cents – I find a phrase from Jim and Dan's book, Lean Solutions, provides an excellent guideline. As soon as the members of the new unit “believe in the virtue of the new process”, you can accomplish spread. The “virtue” requirement sets the speed. In the video, Jim and Dan discussed two ways to move faster -moving people to next units, and Toyota’s technique of sending units (suppliers) out to spread to others. Both leverage “peer to peer” advantages to reach the “virtue” requirement more efficiently.

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