A weekly newsletter about letting the workplace speak
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with Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth
Thurs, February 12
12:00 - 1:30pm Pacific
Automatic Recoil-
The Visual Where: Borders,
Addresses, ID Labels
What borders are, how they work, and why Dr. Galsworth considers them the single most important element in achieving visual order. You will also see dozens of brilliant addresses and ID labels and learn how the absence of either can result in accidents, mix-ups, defects, long lead time-and a ton of struggle.
$75 per person or group
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You usually can only see rainbows in the morning and afternoons before the sun is too high in the sky. If the sun happens to be 42-degrees or higher above the horizon you won't be able to see the rainbow because it would be below the horizon. The lower the sun, the higher in the sky the rainbow will be.
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| And the Visual Fail Prize Goes To... |
Have you seen a Visual Fail that made you laugh?
Send the image to [email protected], and we'll put it here and credit you with the funny find!
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From the Editor:
Valentine's Day
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Valentine's Day (February 14) is a holiday that is often ignored in the workplace, but it could be celebrated very simply and without any implication of "romance".
Consider allowing Valentine's Day to become an opportunity to remind each co-worker that you are appreciative of their efforts and talents. Rather than focusing on the love aspect of the day, it can become a day to compliment one another and to help others feel valued and recognized.
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Visual Radio:
Still Point Improvement
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Listen to Gwendolyn this Thursday at 10am
This Week's Episode
Still Point Improvement (& The X-Type Matrix begins) Why is the notion of still point important to executives-visual leaders of strategic improvement? And what the heck does "still point" mean anyway? Gwendolyn Galsworth anchors last week's discussion of chaos theory and the strange attractor in two practical examples--projects that hold the promise of transformation if ... Read More and Listen Live  | |
What relevance does the still point in the center of this galaxy's whirly gases have for us and our pursuit of operational excellence? Tune in/learn more.
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The X-Type Matrix is a mission-critical tool for enterprise alignment (aka, Hoshin Kanri: shiney compass)
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Doorway 8: The Visual-Lean Office by Gwendolyn Galsworth
The excellence revolution was around for more than decade before companies began to realize that the same principles and practices that made the shop floor faster, better, and more profitable applied to non-production/office functions-everywhere: hospitals, banks, retail stores, airports, at-home services, schools and colleges, and government agencies. The knowledge content of workplace visuality is so universally relevant, it relates to all work venues. If work is done there, implementing visual principles and practices will make as dramatic ...
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The Visual Who: The full-disclosure of this excellent customer-driven address helps us all.
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The Visual When: No question about when the next Pony Express arrives.
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This Month's Featured Product
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On Sale through
February 28!Marketplace globalization has not only triggered unprecedented levels of opportunity but also a level of complexity that can sink mature companies as well as startups-if you don't learn how to make that variety effective. Smart Simple Design/Reloaded provides a breakthrough solution: the variety effectiveness [process (VEP)-a systematic methodology for preventing or minimizing negative variation and maximizing customer selection, all at a least-cost sum. Whether the proliferation that plagues your enterprise is parts, products, services, SKUs, market offerings-or the names of those offerings-this book can lead you to your next generation of growth and profit. Regular Price: $28 USD On sale through February 28: $20 USD
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In a world without visual devices and visual mini-systems, operators and maintainers alike are forced to rely on memory or costly trial-and-error to fill in for information deficits. Visual solutions put an end to all of that and refocus us on more advanced questions, such as: What is the highest level of equipment effectiveness and availability we can achieve?
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