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As I implied in another thread. Germans seems pretty good at the 'perfection' side of things in their culture. Which given Japan and Germany's history makes m
by 1stop 13y ago
As I implied in another thread. Germans seems pretty good at the 'perfection' side of things in their culture.
Which given Japan and Germany's history makes me believe the mindset of 'perfection' or continuous improvement/innovation comes from germany, rather than Japan.
disclaimer: I'm neither German, nor Japanese ;)
- emanuer 13y agoOh, I am Austrian (culturally very close to Germany) and I worked in a German company in Tokyo. I am not alone with my opinion, that Japanese are taking perfectionism to a whole new level, actually harming productivity.
- calinet6 13y agoMuch of it actually came from W. Edwards Deming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming), who taught it to the Japanese after World War II. The top prize for quality in Japan carries his name. He was American; we've forgotten (or never learned), but they took it to an extreme.
- doctorstupid 13y agoI wouldn't say he gave them perfection, but rather that he tought some companies how to achieve the perfection they already desired from mass manufactured goods.
- calinet6 13y agoYes, the How was the disconnect. It still is.