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||In November 2018 the [[Ecosystem Coordination Board]] (ECB) agreed that developing "kaizen" mechanisms in Puget Sound recovery could be useful for improving how we do ecosystem management.  We agreed that the "coordination community" would be the right group for designing this kind of effort, and understanding whether new capacity is required.
In November 2018 the [[Ecosystem Coordination Board]] (ECB) agreed that developing "kaizen" mechanisms in Puget Sound recovery could be useful for improving how we do ecosystem management.  We have been given the opportunity to develop an inter-agency kaizen system in Puget Sound, and the ECB agreed that the "coordination community" would be the appropriate workforce for designing this kind of effort.  If empowered with adequate capacity, we would be positioned to implement.


We have formed a temporary volunteer workgroup from within the "coordination community", staffed by [[NOAA Restoration Center]].  This workgroup has agreed to a plan by which we'll rapidly stand up a rudimentary but functioning continuous improvement process.  We envision a four step system:
We have formed a temporary volunteer workgroup from within the "coordination community", staffed by [[NOAA Restoration Center]].  This workgroup is implementing a rudimentary but functioning continuous improvement process.  We envision a four step approach:


#Local Teams, working in "gemba" make "complaints" about "waste" in the "ecosystem recovery system", through a google form, which is organized into a "backlog" of "claims" by our coordinator community representatives,  
#Local Teams, working in "gemba" make "complaints" about "waste" in the "ecosystem recovery system", through a google form, which is organized into a "backlog" of "claims" by our coordinator community representatives (see our prototype [[Continuous Improvement/Complaints|Complaints Backlog]]),  
#From this backlog, a facilitator agrees to support development of a claim into an "improvement effort" using an "A3 process" with opportunities for peer support.
#From this backlog, a facilitator agrees to support development of a claim into an "improvement effort" using an "A3 process" with opportunities for peer support (Workshop TBD in October).
#An A3 is endorsed by "affected institutions" and the ECB.  By shared advocacy among various funding mechanisms, a facilitator is supported to implement the improvement project.
#An A3 may be then be endorsed by "affected institutions" and the ECB.  Through shared advocacy among "funders", a facilitator is supported to implement the improvement project.
#The coordinator community and its facilitators, under the auspices of the ECB and its Leadership Council, track and evaluate complaints, our backlog of claims, and the efficacy of improvement efforts.
#The coordinator community and its facilitators, under the auspices of the ECB, in its support of the Leadership Council, track and evaluate complaints, our backlog of claims, and the efficacy of improvement projects.
 
Our assumption is that continuous improvement of the Ecosystem Recovery System is not optional--our systems are particularly cumbersome and likely to benefit from Kaizen.  '''We will test Steps 1 and 2 of the above proposed system in the Summer and Fall of 2019'''.  We will bring our improvement proposals and system designs back to the ECB and affected institutions in early winter, and aim to work on steps 3 and 4 through the 2020 project development season.


Our assumption is that continuous improvement of the Ecosystem Recovery System is not really optional--all business models require some kind of kaizen; we just don't do it well.  Kaizen can be achieved by organizing existing resources and efforts.  We will test Step 1 and 2 of the above proposed system in the Summer and Fall of 2019.  We will bring our improvement proposals and system design back to the ECB and affected institutions in winter, as we prepare for the 2020 project development season.
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*<big>'''[https://forms.gle/NM9gBJm95whDdbro6 Submit your Observation of Waste]'''</big> - a google form to collect complaints about our ecosystem recovery system.
*<big>'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RKsywC46Mo 45 Minute Video Introduction]'''</big> - a youtube video applying kaizen theory to ecosystem management
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==The Vocabulary==
==The Vocabulary==
To understand what we are talking about, it is important to know how we are using words to represent specific concepts.  Some of these words refer to specific parts of our social-political system.  Others are borrowed from manufacturing theory.
There is lots of lingo above.  It is useful to know how we are using words to represent specific concepts:.
*'''A3 Process''' - A3 refers to a tabloid size sheet of paper, and the A3 process is where a facilitator works with the claimants and affected institutions, asking a series of questions, to define the whole problem and solution within a single tabloid sheet of paper, following a traditional format.  Here is the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K84y781VSOCpTDVwEPBE9zGnX0ZMSE8eUx0nd-yFDDE/edit?usp=sharing A3 for "Continuous Improvement"] (requires permissions)
*'''A3 Process''' - A3 refers to a tabloid size sheet of paper, and the A3 process is where a facilitator works with the claimants and affected institutions, asking a series of questions, to define the whole problem and solution within a single tabloid sheet of paper, following a traditional format.  Here is the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K84y781VSOCpTDVwEPBE9zGnX0ZMSE8eUx0nd-yFDDE/edit?usp=sharing A3 for "Continuous Improvement"] (requires permissions)
*'''Affected Institutions''' - Those institutions that would need to adjust behavior to realize the proposed improvement.   
*'''Affected Institutions''' - Those institutions that would need to adjust processes or behaviors to realize the proposed improvement.   
*'''Backlog''' - a list of realized objectives, in this case, process improvements.  Keeping our shared backlog lively and well organized makes us more nimble and efficient at coordination, achieving multiple benefits, and leveraging opportunities.
*'''Backlog''' - a list of objectives, in this case, process improvements.  Keeping our shared backlog lively and well organized makes us more nimble and efficient at coordination, achieving multiple benefits, and leveraging opportunities.
*'''Barrier''' is a general term for anything that keeps us from doing ecosystem work, from unintended consequences to deeply-seated social conflicts.  We avoid this generalization, and are focused on improving unintentional institutional barriers resulting from waste.
*'''Barrier''' is a general term for anything that keeps us from doing ecosystem work, from unintended consequences to deeply-seated social conflicts.  We avoid this generalization, and are focused on improving unintentional institutional processes that result in waste.
*'''Claim''' - A logical and informed observation of waste.
*'''Claim''' - A logical and informed observation of waste.
*'''Complaint''' - The early form of a claim, which may not consider all the factors affecting the claim.
*'''Complaint''' - The early form of a claim, which may not consider all the factors affecting the claim.
*'''Coordinator Community''' - a staff member involved in one of many [[Coordination Bodies]].  We are initially focused on [[Lead Entity Coordinators]], [[Local Integrating Organization Coordinators]], [[Ecosystem Recovery Coordinators]], and [[Marine Resource Committee Coordinators]].
*'''Coordinator Community''' - staff members involved in one of many [[Coordination Bodies]], such as [[Lead Entity Coordinators]], [[Local Integrating Organization Coordinators]], [[Ecosystem Recovery Coordinators]], or [[Marine Resource Committee Coordinators]].
*'''Ecosystem Recovery System''' - This refers to the sprawling complex of authorities, workgroups, and social infrastructure involved in the management of ecosystem services.  This system is the aggregate of the drivers that determine ecosystem state, and therefore the success of all our ventures.  All drivers are integrated in gemba where real [[places]] are either restored or degraded.  Therefor, the Ecosystem Recovery System, while somewhat haphazard and difficult to comprehend, is what actually determines whether we are successful in achieving a meaningful change to ecosystem state.
*'''Ecosystem Recovery System''' - the sprawling complex of authorities, workgroups, and social infrastructure involved in the management of ecosystem services.  This system is the aggregate of the drivers that determine ecosystem state, and therefore the success of all our ventures.  All drivers are integrated in gemba where real [[places]] are either restored or degraded.  Therefore, the Ecosystem Recovery System, while somewhat haphazard and difficult to comprehend, is what actually determines whether we are successful in achieving a meaningful change to ecosystem state.
*'''Funders''' - the assortment of state and federal programs that support project implementation through grants and technical assistance.
*'''Facilitator''' - An individual, following standard methods, that supports development and implementation of an A3, to reduce waste.  They could be operational staff, grant funded, or supported under capital program administration.
*'''Facilitator''' - An individual, following standard methods, that supports development and implementation of an A3, to reduce waste.  They could be operational staff, grant funded, or supported under capital program administration.
*'''Gemba''' - A Japanese word for the factory floor, the scene of the crime, or wherever the action is, where information can be gathered.  In the Ecosystem Recovery System, gemba are the actual places, in the watershed, where ecosystem services are either protected or restored.
*'''Gemba''' - A Japanese word for the factory floor, the scene of the crime, or wherever the action is, where useful facts can be gathered.  In the Ecosystem Recovery System, gemba are the actual places, in the watershed, where local teams protect or restore ecosystems.
*'''Improvement Effort''' - A change to our social systems, where an adjustment of behavior, cash flow, infrastructure, or communications results in a reduction of waste, so that we have more resources that can be used to generate value.
*'''Improvement Effort''' - A change to our social systems, where an adjustment of behavior, cash flow, infrastructure, or communications results in a reduction of waste, so that we have more resources that can be used to generate value in Gemba.
*'''Kaizen, or Gemba Kaizen''' - Kaizen is a japanese work that translates roughly to "continuous improvement", and represents a practical approach to improving business operations developed in the Toyota Production System, and has since spread globally across manufacturing and many other sectors.  It is the predecessor of Lean Management, which is a commercialized version common in the USA.
*'''Kaizen, or Gemba Kaizen''' - Kaizen is a Japanese word that translates roughly to "continuous improvement", and represents a practical approach to improving business processes developed as part of the Toyota Production System, and has since spread globally across manufacturing and many other sectors.  It is the predecessor of Lean Management, which is a commercialized version common in the USA.
*'''Value''' - the ecosystem services that we are charged to protect and restore for various publics, as represented by legislatures.
*'''Value''' - the ecosystem services that we are charged to protect and restore for various publics, as represented by legislative bodies.
*'''Waste''' - waste is any resource expended without directly generating value.  Some waste is necessary.  The goal of a production system is to create value with the least waste possible--perfect production.
*'''Waste''' - waste is any resource expended without directly generating value.  Some waste is necessary, but likely less than we think.  The goal of a production system is to create value with the least waste possible--perfect production.


==The Workgroup==
==The Workgroup==
*Dan Calvert (PSP Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator)
*Paul Cereghino (NOAA Restoration Center; staff)
*Paul Cereghino (NOAA Restoration Center)
*Laura Ferguson (PSP Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator)  
*Kathy Woodward (The Nature Conservancy)
*Kit Crump (Stillaguamish Lead Entity Coordinator)
*Kit Crump (Stillaguamish Lead Entity Coordinator)
*Laura Ferguson (PSP Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator)
*Marta Green (San Juan Local Integrating Organization Coordinator)
*Marta Green (San Juan Local Integrating Organization Coordinator)
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In November 2018 the Ecosystem Coordination Board (ECB) agreed that developing "kaizen" mechanisms in Puget Sound recovery could be useful for improving how we do ecosystem management. We agreed that the "coordination community" would be the right group for designing this kind of effort, and understanding whether new capacity is required.

We have formed a temporary volunteer workgroup from within the "coordination community", staffed by NOAA Restoration Center. This workgroup is implementing a rudimentary but functioning continuous improvement process. We envision a four step approach:

  1. Local Teams, working in "gemba" make "complaints" about "waste" in the "ecosystem recovery system", through a google form, which is organized into a "backlog" of "claims" by our coordinator community representatives (see our prototype Complaints Backlog),
  2. From this backlog, a facilitator agrees to support development of a claim into an "improvement effort" using an "A3 process" with opportunities for peer support (Workshop TBD in October).
  3. An A3 may be then be endorsed by "affected institutions" and the ECB. Through shared advocacy among "funders", a facilitator is supported to implement the improvement project.
  4. The coordinator community and its facilitators, under the auspices of the ECB, in its support of the Leadership Council, track and evaluate complaints, our backlog of claims, and the efficacy of improvement projects.

Our assumption is that continuous improvement of the Ecosystem Recovery System is not optional--our systems are particularly cumbersome and likely to benefit from Kaizen. We will test Steps 1 and 2 of the above proposed system in the Summer and Fall of 2019. We will bring our improvement proposals and system designs back to the ECB and affected institutions in early winter, and aim to work on steps 3 and 4 through the 2020 project development season.

The Vocabulary

There is lots of lingo above. It is useful to know how we are using words to represent specific concepts:.

  • A3 Process - A3 refers to a tabloid size sheet of paper, and the A3 process is where a facilitator works with the claimants and affected institutions, asking a series of questions, to define the whole problem and solution within a single tabloid sheet of paper, following a traditional format. Here is the A3 for "Continuous Improvement" (requires permissions)
  • Affected Institutions - Those institutions that would need to adjust processes or behaviors to realize the proposed improvement.
  • Backlog - a list of objectives, in this case, process improvements. Keeping our shared backlog lively and well organized makes us more nimble and efficient at coordination, achieving multiple benefits, and leveraging opportunities.
  • Barrier is a general term for anything that keeps us from doing ecosystem work, from unintended consequences to deeply-seated social conflicts. We avoid this generalization, and are focused on improving unintentional institutional processes that result in waste.
  • Claim - A logical and informed observation of waste.
  • Complaint - The early form of a claim, which may not consider all the factors affecting the claim.
  • Coordinator Community - staff members involved in one of many Coordination Bodies, such as Lead Entity Coordinators, Local Integrating Organization Coordinators, Ecosystem Recovery Coordinators, or Marine Resource Committee Coordinators.
  • Ecosystem Recovery System - the sprawling complex of authorities, workgroups, and social infrastructure involved in the management of ecosystem services. This system is the aggregate of the drivers that determine ecosystem state, and therefore the success of all our ventures. All drivers are integrated in gemba where real places are either restored or degraded. Therefore, the Ecosystem Recovery System, while somewhat haphazard and difficult to comprehend, is what actually determines whether we are successful in achieving a meaningful change to ecosystem state.
  • Funders - the assortment of state and federal programs that support project implementation through grants and technical assistance.
  • Facilitator - An individual, following standard methods, that supports development and implementation of an A3, to reduce waste. They could be operational staff, grant funded, or supported under capital program administration.
  • Gemba - A Japanese word for the factory floor, the scene of the crime, or wherever the action is, where useful facts can be gathered. In the Ecosystem Recovery System, gemba are the actual places, in the watershed, where local teams protect or restore ecosystems.
  • Improvement Effort - A change to our social systems, where an adjustment of behavior, cash flow, infrastructure, or communications results in a reduction of waste, so that we have more resources that can be used to generate value in Gemba.
  • Kaizen, or Gemba Kaizen - Kaizen is a Japanese word that translates roughly to "continuous improvement", and represents a practical approach to improving business processes developed as part of the Toyota Production System, and has since spread globally across manufacturing and many other sectors. It is the predecessor of Lean Management, which is a commercialized version common in the USA.
  • Value - the ecosystem services that we are charged to protect and restore for various publics, as represented by legislative bodies.
  • Waste - waste is any resource expended without directly generating value. Some waste is necessary, but likely less than we think. The goal of a production system is to create value with the least waste possible--perfect production.

The Workgroup

  • Paul Cereghino (NOAA Restoration Center; staff)
  • Laura Ferguson (PSP Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator)
  • Kathy Woodward (The Nature Conservancy)
  • Kit Crump (Stillaguamish Lead Entity Coordinator)
  • Marta Green (San Juan Local Integrating Organization Coordinator)