Comments on: Tours R Us (aka Why Sharing & Teaching are the best way to Learn)

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:05:34 +0000

When I work with leaders, we spend time learning to see together but in their own organization. They have strong habits of visiting other organizations for bench marking and copying best practices. Getting leaders to go see in their own organizations is a tough sell at first but when they start, it is always eye opening as when they go with the intention of learning, they are able to see all kinds of challenges that get in the way of their team’s work. Start with yourself.

By: Thomas Richardson

Thomas Richardson — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:35:03 +0000

This post was very interesting to read. I’m currently a student attending URI and I am a supply chain management major. In my business classes, we are about this type of lean thinking. This is a simple idea and because of that, I feel it can go unnoticed. Company tours could help regular staff and management operate more information sharing and transparency with less of a cost to time than cross-training. It is important to take every opportunity to learn from your mistakes.

By: Taylor Crank

Taylor Crank — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:11:42 +0000

A lot can be taken from this post. An important part that I took from this post is the concept of learning. In a lot of companies the different departments do not work with each other directly and don’t know exactly what goes on in the other departments. With company tours everyone can start to learn from each other and be on the same page to achieve the company goal. People will also be able to provide constructive criticism to each other and have a lot more feedback on their specific department. In order to be a lean thinker you have to be open to learn and take every success and failure as a learning opportunity. Awesome Post!

By: Adam Beliveau

Adam Beliveau — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:19:32 +0000

Great post! There is a lot of insight in this article, and I believe there are points that companies can implement in their own locations. Teaching is an effective way to learn, and a concept that you know may be easy to understand, but your perspective can change if you are teaching that concept to others. These tours foster an environment of collaboration, and a continuous review of the processes in place. I also believe the employee tours are a great idea, as workers will now be able to see the full process and attach meaning to their work. For example, Bruce will be able to see how his work ties into the final product and the role he plays in the process. These tours are a great educational experience for not just students, but other companies who will gain experience that they might otherwise not have. Thank you for sharing.

By: Gabrielle Place

Gabrielle Place — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:19:24 +0000

Great post! Many other companies could learn a lot by reading this post and implementing a similar idea to this within their facilities. Although it is such a simple idea, it is also something that may go unnoticed. Sharing and teaching are defiantly a powerful tool to learn. By doing so, it allows you to know your “material” as well as forcing you to take continuous assessments where you can notice improvement strategies. It was a great point that Bruce, the welder, made; have employees take the tours allows for them to see the process and how they are contributing to the final product. They might also see something down the line that could be more efficient and better improved. An outside example that I can personally relate to is in school studying for an exam. I learn the best when helping another classmate study, by doing so I learn myself through teaching them the material. Thanks for sharing!

By: Alison Hamilton

Alison Hamilton — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:07:33 +0000

Great post dad!