Lean Games
There are a number of games which can be played in a classroom to simulate or teach lean principles:
The Nickel Game and the Dollar Game are useful in demonstrating some of the principles of the Theory of Constraints (ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&q=TOC&btnG=Search&cx=partner-pub-3820832056591464%3A8vu6mif8mj7">TOC) — also useful for some related Lean principles …
Here here are videos (in “RealPlayer” format) that describe the Games:
The Dice Game can be useful in explaining variability as well as several other Lean Six Sigma concepts, such as Kanban and the Theory of Constraints (ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&q=TOC&btnG=Search&cx=partner-pub-3820832056591464%3A8vu6mif8mj7">TOC).
There is also a short video (in “RealPlayer format) showing how to do the Dice Game, at this link
The Bean Game can be completed in as little as an hour, and is useful for demonstrating some of the concepts of the Theory of Constraints.
Any more games to share?
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November 17, 2008 at 9:39 pm
[...] Lean Games Posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 in Lean - Views: (1586) There are a number of games ...