Jiro Kawakita and Broad Listening
Jiro Kawakita is an important keystone for thought and broad listening in Japan
share the same sentiment
Group formation is from small teams to large teams
https://gyazo.com/973ea9617662cabdccfcf594eff6bb7c
It is totally unwise to go from a large division to a small division. [One of the critical problems with this method (see Figure 7) is that it is not a good way to go from large to small. This is one of the critical problems with this method (see Figure 7).
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In his mind, he has an arbitrary principle of grouping, such as, "In my opinion, it is correct to divide the contents of this many paper materials into three major categories: market research, quality control, and labor management. The company simply applies this dogmatic classification scheme and fits paper scraps of data into the ready-made framework. In this way, the conceptual significance of the KJ method is completely lost.
way of thinking p.77
reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
Broad Listening is Important in Japan, Where Air Rules
This story is about two steps ahead, and we need a version with only one step.
bottom-up
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