Make time to improve.
If it isn’t planned, it won’t happen. Put improvement alongside the daily work so your priorities have people and time behind them.
12 team-hours / month for improvement
Reserved time · innovation
The last hour of the week, the three of them, on one thing that slowed the shop down.
- Reserved time
- 12 h
- monthly
- Cost
- Unknown
Where does improving the business fit this month?
The illustrative Northline plan reserves four hours per person each month: twelve team-hours for improvement. That commitment remains visible alongside production and recurring meetings.
Make the commitment concrete.
Name the improvement work and reserve time for it. The conversation can move from “we should” to what the business is actually making room for.
Keep the future in the present plan.
Protected improvement time is available today. The fuller Innovation Studio is planned to develop ideas beyond that commitment; it is not required to start making room.
Start with one canvas.
Bring a question about your business. Make the work visible.
In testing, by invitation.