Obeya “War Room” a powerful Visual Management Tool

The word “Obeya” just means “a big room” (in Japanese) and the executive Obeya room lives up to this.The Obeya room displays the company’s aspirations, their plans, the on-going outcomes of their efforts, and provides a mechanism for bring these issues to the attention of the leadership team when things go wrong. You need a large dedicated room in a convenient part of the organization where the leadership team can work together using visual management. Visual management enables leaders to see the big picture, to monitor strategy, to identify problems, to be consistent, to take timely remedial...