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December 18, 2006 
Lean, Agile and Capitalism - Just a Thought
It occurred to me to ask: If the "invisible hand" in the free markets of capitalism is making for efficient markets, efficient work... then why is there some much room for improvement when we start using non-competitive, collaborative techniques such as lean and agile?
And if these collaborative techniques work on a small scale to improve efficiency, does this mean that we could do this across organizations as a "replacement" for capitalism somehow?
In agile methods, we "assume positive intent" on the part of individuals. What if we could do this across organizations? I'm not living in a dream world yet, but I think I have an inkling of what it might look like: Toyota and its collaborative, leaned-out supply chain.
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Posted by Mishkin Berteig at December 18, 2006 06:39 PM
