...more surprising

Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the ‘Aha’. Art also has this element. Our job is to remind us that there are more contexts than the one that we’re in -- the one that we think is reality.
-Alan Kay, computer scientist (b. 17 May 1940)

Patience & Persistence

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. 

-Hal Borland, author and journalist (1900-1978)

...waste is growing

“Lean moves. Waste waits.” 
- Lean creates continuous movement of value through the process. Whenever work, material, or decisions are waiting, waste is growing.

Happiness found in...

...from the desk

“You can’t see waste from a desk.” 
- Real problems become visible only where the work actually happens. Distance creates assumptions; observation creates understanding.