Kaizen is a term that refers to on-going or continuous improvement. The definition of Kaizen comes from two Japanese words: ‘kai’ meaning ‘change’, and ‘Zen’ meaning ‘good.’ This lean transformation encourages an improvement in culture that gradually increases quality, efficiency, and profitability.

Kaizen also has a positive impact on personal enhancement and growth if applied in one’s everyday living.

ISBR organized a workshop on the same, the speaker of which was Sri Jagadeesh Prasad, an engineer with 33 years of service in the industry, now. Post-retirement, he has been involved in various quality improvement initiatives. He served as Vice Chairman and mentor of Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), Bangalore Chapter in promoting Quality in Industries. He has a passion for teaching and conducts various quality-related training in Industries and Colleges and promotes the concept of Kaizen.

Apart from his contributions to the industry, he has a passion for writing poems and has been honored with the Editor’s Choice Award by the National Library of Poetry, USA. Also, he was honored at the Vidhana Soudha by Cabinet Minister for his poems. He has also been appreciated by the American Society of Quality (ASQ) for bringing out poetic portraits of Quality and Productivity Gurus.

Being in the presence of such an eminent personality was invigorating. Through a blend of presentations and activities, Mr. Prasad made clear the concept of Kaizen, and how even the smallest of changes could one day add up to something larger. It isn’t just the workplace that requires Kaizen to be followed, one can bring the small changes anywhere, be it their home, college, or organization. It is no quantum physics, but something that each one of us can understand. 

The students found the workshop to be interactive and insightful. From the speaker, they witnessed unmatched energy that encouraged them to do even the bare minimum that they can to improve their surroundings.