http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1 FuseTalk Educational Edition http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6573 2013-02-15T10:28:08 -05.00 John_Stevenson 2 http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6488 2012-11-27T13:27:41 -05.00 leanwannabe 4
Is there a spell check function available for the posts?

If not, is there an easy way to copy and paste from a Word document so we can use their spell checker? It seems like I've done it before, but it doesn't always allow me to do it.

Luckily, I don't get too worried if a word is spelled incorrectly in one of my posts.

Thnaks (like that - ha ha)

Brian ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6456 2012-10-19T13:58:38 -05.00 searle7 1
I look forward to your thoughts.

Thanks,

Austin ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6401 2012-08-28T11:23:19 -05.00 5SCoordinator 2 http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6210 2012-03-09T13:29:37 -05.00 BasitAziz 3
I suggest that we should have a separate category on Project Management. I would like to bring your attention toward the fact that we are entering into a new stage of using lean in Project Management.

Of course, Originally lean was developed as a production philosophy and quality system, with elements of both craft production and mass production. Since its introduction, the understanding of lean has changed considerably. In order to demonstrate the evolution i would further explain it using the stages of evolution in last decades.

1980-1990 : Manufacturing, shop-floor only in Automotive- vehicle assembly.

1990-mid 1990: Manufacturing and materials management in Automotive- vehicle and component assembly.

Mid 1990-2000 : Order fulfillment in Manufacturing, in general- often focused on repetitive manufacturing.

2000+: processes, such as order fulfillment and new product development in High and low volume manufacturing, extension into service sectors.

2010+: After implementations in production lines to product development and services, now organizations are focusing on applying lean to project management as whole instead of the past trend to focus on product related work only. Which is often mentioned as Lean Product Development.

Therefore, in order to focus on whole instead of parts it is essential to apply lean thinking at project, program and level.

As a leading discussion forum it will be interesting for us to have a separate category on project management or lean project management.

Looking forward to know what you think of my suggestion. ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6043 2011-10-19T16:16:45 -05.00 michellepace 4
Rather than having a moderator review every post, you could just have a button along side every post which says "report forum misuse". This will both save the time of someone having to moderate and even more importantly become a true collaboration tool.

Thank-you for hosting this forum as it has this far been a very valuable learning resource for me. More importantly, it has forced me to wonder about questions I would have not thought of otherwise.

Michelle ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=6039 2011-10-19T11:37:46 -05.00 MattS 1
I also see a lot of first-time posts, and I wonder how advice given in those posts are interpreted. Is there some credibility given just because you hang out at a discussion specifically on lean? Is there someone with direct experience who is answering you, vs. someone who is just imagining an answer?

Although in broader contexts it can become a popularity contest, I think that some way for topic readers to give feedback would address both questions. For new members, there is a way to have the community weigh the various answers given to your questions. And for readers, there is a deeper interaction with the content--to register your agreement (or disagreement) without having to commit to a post you may find repetitive. Or, to promote discussion and a variety of ideas, maybe it is just the "agree" side of the feedback.

This isn't a burning topic for me, but I do find I notice the lack of the feature. It also seems that some topics, particularly those advertised in the email updates, have a huge proportion of readers vs. contributors: I don't know if this is the point of the advertising, or is a disappointment. ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=5767 2011-05-02T10:57:29 -05.00 oberkele 7

These forums are designed to exclude people from the Gemba as they are based on some obscure industrial caste system?
The language used and the unnecessary intellectualising that often goes on, puts off the people who could add most value to these discussions, the people most affected by our actions?
Regardless of pious proclamations and spam warnings, these are really showcases for consultants to present their wares and win more clients?
The people from the shop floor have visited these forums and, after some patient listening in, have silently decided that they have too much to do and none of this helps them?

Web 2.0 is all about "participatory information sharing", but it is a sad indictment of these forums that after so many years we have not created any significant "Pull" from the shop floor. This, in my opinion, distorts a basic principle of Lean which relies on people being encouraged to grow their own knowledge so they can eventually improve their products, processes and themselves, without the need for us Change Agents.

Discuss! ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=5741 2011-04-18T12:43:57 -05.00 196666 20
Can you offer some advice?

Thanks,
Pete ]]> http://www.lean.org/FuseTalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=5623 2011-02-04T10:43:02 -05.00 duecesevenOS 3
I had to miss the live version and I was hoping to watch the recording. It's been a week and a half and it still isn't up. Is it coming? ]]>