Kenya: Magical People/Magical Skies
October 1, 2015
Hosted by Gwendolyn D. Galsworth, Ph.D.
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Episode Description
Are you like Gwendolyn…never giving a thought to Kenya, its people or its economy—simply because you never went there? And then, like her, arriving at the Nairobi airport, have whole new worlds open—magical people, magical skies. Tune in this week as Dr. Galsworth, visual expert and your host, shares a wealth of surprises from her recent trip to Kenya. Surprises about operational excellence and the strides so many Kenyan companies are making to improve their processes and their work culture. Hear what she learned when she keynoted the 11th Annual Kaizen Conference. And on the Nairobi roads in endless traffic jams, as she observed Kenya’s entrepreneurial spirit—everywhere. Join her on safari with Daniel, her Masai warrior guide, as she encountered legendary African animals, closer to you than the nearest door: lion, rhino, elephant, zebra, gazelle, cheetah, water buffalo, giraffe—and the annual migration of 500,000 wildebeest. And 56 orphan elephants cared for by Kenya’s magical people
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Gwendolyn D. Galsworth, Ph.D.
Gwendolyn D. Galsworth, PhD, is president and founder of Visual Thinking Inc. and The Visual-Lean Institute(r), a training, consulting, and research firm in visual workplace technologies. Over a period of 30 years, Dr. Galsworth has codified the field of visuality into a single coherent framework of thinking and application called the 10-Doorway Model.
In 2005, Dr. Galsworth established the Visual-Lean(r) Institute where in-house and external trainers are licensed in nine core visual workplace courses.
Four of her nine courses are now available as on-line training systems (English/Spanish), with more to come. Galsworth is author of seven books, including two Shingo Prize winners: Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking and Work That Makes Sense, available from her website and Amazon.
Dr. Galsworth began in the 1980s as the head of training/development at Productivity Inc. She worked closely with Dr. Ryuji Fukuda to adapt the CEDAC(r) method for western companies, and with Dr. Shigeo Shingo to develop, among many things, poka-yoke for the West. She was principal developer of Visual Factory, TEIAN (operator-led suggestion systems), and the X-Type Matrix.
A Fellow on the Shingo Institute Faculty and former Baldrige and Shingo Examiners, Galsworth has led study missions to some of the world’s finest companies, including in Japan. Dr. Galsworth lives in New England where she happily works, hikes, and writes.