Obeya (from Japanese 大部屋 "large room" or "war room") refers to a form of project management used in Asian companies (including Toyota) and is a component of lean manufacturing and in particular the Toyota Production System. I just call it the Brain Space, because it is a place set aside for thinking and planning process improvement. You can download a free article on Brain Space from the BOOKS AND OTHER TOOLS page.
An Obeya will contain visually engaging charts and graphs depicting such information as program timing, milestones and progress-to-date and solutions to existing issues.
Whatever you call it you will get immediate value from having a central place to strategize needed change, and then implement and track it for lasting improvement. We will be happy to equip you as you:
Grow your team’s skill in critical thinking
Build your own Performance Center
Get your team more focused and productive
Plan projects for maximum involvement, buy-in, and lasting change
Implement Visual Workplace using 5S and 7S
Creating work standards to sustain improvement
Map value streams
Problem solve & prioritize
Working Well products have been developed by personal use in training and implementation of productivity improvement. All of our dry erase materials can be permanently mounted or or portable for use in multiple loacations. All products can be enhanced with a company logo for a $10 fee. To have your organization's logo added follow these steps:
1) When adding each item to your click yes to adding your organization's logo
2) Send your logo via email to scott@workingwell.bz in PDF format with 300 dpi for best resolution
3) Your items will be sent to you as quickly as production allows!
Alternative substrates and sizes are also available. Customized tools for productivity and culture improvement can also be produced. The entire line is also available in Spanish. Contact Scott to talk it through. scott@workingwell.bz