Waste Tour
In-Person
A 4-hour introduction to sustainable Kaizen and Continuous Improvement as a culture, presented by a variety of kaas colleagues. Ideal for teams and organizations to get a practical understanding of how these principles in action might impact their world.
Immerse yourself in an improvement culture
Learn Continuous Improvement basics
Q & R with Kaas team
Observe and interact with Kaas habits & tools
Hear Kaas improvement stories
Treehouse (collaboration space) access
Details
How Long
4 Hours
Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays
7:53am-12:00pm
When
There is a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 from a single organization per tour.
For smaller groups, we tend to pair them with another organization to reach the minimum.
How Many
New organizations will be asked to have a conversation with Kaas leadership prior to scheduling a tour to ensure we are able to serve you well.
Prerequisites
The Treehouse and Factory
Mukilteo, WA
Where
$495
Price
Price is per person.
Common Questions
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We started offering Waste Tours over ten years ago as community service to demonstrate a system of beliefs and habits that can create wins all around the business table: Colleagues and their Families, Communities, Suppliers, Customers, and last of all, for Shareholders.
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We want to help you answer the question, "Why should I bother learning about this?" Our method includes conversations with a variety of Kaas team members, in-depth training on the 7 wastes, and an intro to the improvement tools we use. You will experience team train, team clean, visual management tools, and Kaizen problem-solving. The day ends with 30 minutes of Q & A with Kaas leadership.
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Guests are usually inspired to learn more about Kaizen so they can apply it in their own lives. Frequently they are surprised to learn how much waste is in their world. Many seem willing to explore removing waste as they return to work. Occasionally we have guests who leave hopeless and annoyed because they realize they can’t change their system without leadership’s support.
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While there is no required pre-work, it can be helpful to familiarize yourself with some core principles we trust prior to the tour. You can check out “The Basics” or the podcast interviews with our President, Jeff Kaas.
Another helpful exercise is to reflect on your current work situation. What brings you joy? What gives you anxiety?
Still have a question or ready to get started, let’s talk.
The best way for us to find out if we can help, is to get to know each other. Choose an open spot from the calendar for us to connect.
If you’d prefer to email us, you can do that here.