Video Kaizen Success Stories
See Real Manufacturing Results. One Kaizen at a Time.
Watch Adam Lawrence share the stories, strategies, and breakthroughs behind real Kaizen transformations.
Value for the Customer
Who is your daily Gemba walk really for? One operator's honest answer changed the entire direction of a Kaizen event and transformed a management routine into a process that truly created value for the people doing the work.
Most daily Gemba walks focus on yesterday's problems—but are they creating value for the people doing the work? In this video, I share how one simple question transformed a company's Board Walks from a management routine into a process that truly engaged operators, improved communication, and accelerated continuous improvement.
My First Process Improvement Project
When I started my career, I quickly learned how important it was to spend time out in the process and create good working relationships with the people doing the work. Go to Gemba!
All Night Long
This was my first IT Kaizen event. Our Gemba walk was scheduled from 9 pm Sunday to 1:30 am on Monday. Would the team find breakthroughs and would I be able to say awake?
Gemba in the Big City
We learned so much from going to our customers' work sites in New York City.
Go to Gemba, even if you don't want to
This is the story of how I challenged the plant manager to go to the Gemba to verify his assumptions about the factory floor. Spoiler alert - he learned something he wasn’t expecting.
Gemba Walks
The story of how I helped a team from St. Helens improve their gemba walk and directly improve productivity.
Where is It?
We were arguing about a problem we were trying to solve when our Sensei walked over and told us to go to gemba to find it. I didn’t even know what it was!
