kaizen

[mary222]

i would like to know about Japaness concept of kaizen, it was explain to me as constant and never ending improvement...

any inputs??

[vapor]

That is exactly true, and often involves very small, or seemingly insignificant changes, if it is viewed as making things better

vapor

[smoothsake]

It's a business term used heavily at Toyota. Kind of like the Lexus slogan, "Continuous pursuit of perfection."

[vapor]

I use the term alot with the creative agency that I work with here in NY (they are all Japanese Nationals)...I expect little tweeks and changes every time we do a campaign, so that we see measurable improvements each time!!

vapor

[mary222]

nothing to deep then, just commercial phrase that make you work harder is it

[Kansetsu]

Well, it isn't just a commercial phrase...the phrase itself is much more than that...it means never stopping, never be satisfied with what you got. Always pursue a better way or better person. It means to never stop and say you are done in the path...it means always to keep walking one step at a time, cause there is no stop, no end to it.

[vapor]

Originally Posted by mary222

nothing to deep then, just commercial phrase that make you work harder is it

I wouldn't agree with that statement...

It is a philisophy, or mindset. But I wouldn't go as far to say that it has any religious or spiritual meaning...

If you are looking to constantly improves yourself (the direct translation for the 2 kanji of kaizen mean - change/good) then that has farther reaching implications than simply working harder!

vapor

[Bloke]

Thanks for the explanation

[mary222]

i feel better now cause i was inspired by the phrase when i heard about it but i wanted to know what it was exactly before talking about it and making a fool of my self. it is always hard to grasp concept from other culture i made it clear for me thanks