Visual Workplace Radio: Let The Workplace Speak

Question: On your way to the Visual Where, what do you do before laying down floor borders? Answer: You implement Smart Placement. This is a surprise step Gwendolyn Galsworth (your host and visual expert) discovered twenty-two years ago when her then-attempts at traditional 5S failed. Part of that failure, she realized, stemmed from people laying down lines that simply traced where workplace items were—instead of validating the current location of the functions those items represented or improving it. In response, she inserted a step before implementing borders: Smart Placement. This week in the second show in the series, Galsworth walks you, step by step, through Smart Placement mapping. She also emphasizes the need for trainers/coaches to do their own homework in advance while also preparing for messy people issues associated with new layouts. Listen and learn how to amplify and anchor your 5S in visual thinking and operator inventiveness. This is a LIVE show. Call-ins welcome!