Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our ties to the status quo and find the balance between constructive criticism and judgment. Within that balance we will uncover crucial input for making our ideas a reality.

Those who are not dissatisfied will never make any progress

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they were assumed not to exist.

There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear in the order of priority.

The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.

Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed.

Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before.