Several years ago, while waiting at O’Hare airport for a flight home, I noticed a dad with what I estimated to be, his 2-year old son, looking out the tall windows at the large wide body jet airliner parked at their gate. The sheer size of the jet was inspiring - but what intrigued me was the little boy who would slowly grow to become a full-sized man.
Join us on March 11, 2024 at the SpArc Conference in Atlanta as authors Michael Czap, AIA and Greg Buchanan, AIA talk about the benefits of synthesizing Lean within the framework of current design practice, share practical tools and approaches, and the ultimate projected outcomes. Details on the Speaking tab…
Learning to look at work from a Lean perspective has had the unintended effect of spilling over into the rest of my life. From critiquing neighborhood stop lights (I'm waiting too long at the red ones) to how I mow the lawn, I see things in terms of a continuous flow and a reduction of constraints. Recently I've started to think about …
We often associate complexity with sophistication and refinement. Be it a twin turbo inline, performance tuned sports car engine, a broad selection of niche product to choose from, or an elaborate process to follow, the world has grown more complex and tasks that used to be easy to perform are often no longer.
The 21st Century may be remembered as the time when global connectivity became the norm bringing with it a tsunami of information. We are bombarded with daily email, text messages and many other forms of media. Smartphones track our moves and ping with notifications from apps clamoring for our attention.
Several years ago, while waiting at O’Hare airport for a flight home, I noticed a dad with what I estimated to be, his 2-year old son, looking out the tall windows at the large wide body jet airliner parked at their gate. The sheer size of the jet was inspiring - but what intrigued me was the little boy who would slowly grow to become a full-sized man.
Drawing Systems are intended to simplify and streamline aspects of the CD documentation effort. Generally, they are not "perfect" in the sense they purposely do not try to cover every kind of situation found – just the majority of them. Unusual, atypical and special situations may warrant additional drawings or notes.
How has Lean Thinking been applied to a design professionals work? Are there better ways to document and what does that look like? Does the BIM environment and workflow reduce or eliminate the need for 2D drawings and documentation altogether? These are good questions which I will try to address below.
Significant amounts of money, time and effort are expended in preparation to play the game of football - and most any other sport. Drafts are held and trades made to assemble the best players available to build the team's capabilities. The coaching staff employs strategic analysis to understand their teams, and the competitions, strengths and how to exploit any weakness. Plays are devised, ...
Football like most sports has one objective, to ultimately score more points than the opposing team by the time the clock runs out. It is a complex game with sophisticated strategies and complex plays. The stakes are high and teams employ a formidable array of talent on the field as well as off in order to gain any advantage. Football is also a simple game ...
Beginning with the introduction of Stiky Bak in the early 1980's, the copy machine became an instrument allowing us to easily copy and place typical details or schedules onto drawing sheets. Another leap forward occurred with CAD and the ability to copy and paste information from other drawings. It was the start of the "cheapening" of information.
