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Incorporating Critical Thinking into Lean Six Sigma

Reflection is an often-overlooked element of problem solving

Kyle Toppazzini
Tue, 12/04/2012 - 11:21
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The three value concepts of my new lean Six Sigma model are based on the Chinese terms shin, gunaxi, and zhi. The third term, zhi, means to know or understand. Confucius believed that for most people, learning was ongoing. One of the philosophies of Confucianism is that everything a person learns is subject to evaluation and reflection, and it is through this iteration process that people move toward righteousness.

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Thus Confucius believed that only a “small man” would try to think without learning, or not reflect on what he has learned.

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Submitted by umberto mario tunesi on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 22:20

critical thinking

Well, Kyle, thank you for your effort. If there's something I object against our western culture, is that we think by numbers, while our eastern counter-parts think by feelings. I'm a fan of Zen philosophy, or culture, or way of thinking - I find it "only" more natural than any statistical charting, and more immediate, too. It's no wonder that the quick-responding martial fightings were born, and dwell, in the Far-East, while we still stick to the slow boxing, or football / soccer - et similia. Unfortunately, I can't invest in funding non-reflection-based management systems, but - believe me - if I could, I would. Thank you, keep going. 

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