1. Observa(ons
on
“lean”
in
Sweden
Ryusuke
Kosuge,
PhD
EIJS,
SSE

2. Self
introduc(on
• Researching
about
“lean”
in
services
since
2006
• Moved
to
Sweden
in
2008
• Completed
a
PhD
at
University
of
Tokyo
in
2011
• Just
moved
back
to
Japan
to
explore
career
opportuni(es
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3. Toyota Production
System
Lean
Socio-technical systems
(Swedish management style)
“Swedish-style lean”
Emergence
of
“Swedish-­‐style
lean”
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Focus
on
value
flow
Autonomy/par(cipa(on
Reflec(ve
learning

4. Streamlining
processes
• Prevent
chaos
in
the
classroom
through
root
cause
analysis
• Remove
waste
in
day-­‐to-­‐day
opera(ons
– Reduce
unnecessary
mee(ngs
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5. Visualiza(on
of
students’
learning
outcomes
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6. Jag känner mej betydelsefull
Jag har kontroll över min
arbetssituation
Jag känner arbetsglädje
“Manniskor
som
växer”
(Wasaskolan,
Södertälje
kommun)
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7. Implica(ons
for
mutual
learning
between
Sweden
and
Japan
• Sweden
has
learned
a
lot
from
Japan
(though
basically
indirectly)
• Sweden
has
developed
a
balanced
system
that
ensures
both
quality
of
working
life
and
opera(onal
performance
• Is
it
(me
for
Japan
to
learn
the
Swedish-­‐style
lean?
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