Kaizen Forever (Second Edition)

Are you ready to take kaizen to the next level?

Kaizen Forever offers a unique and invaluable perspective on the essence of kaizen. Learn from the legendary Chihiro Nakao, the world’s foremost expert on genba kaizen.

Key benefits of Kaizen Forever:

• Deepen your understanding of kaizen: Discover the true kaizen mindset that drives daily improvement.
• Learn from the best: Benefit from the wisdom and experience of a Taiichi Ohno-trained kaizen master with more than 50 years of experience.
• Apply kaizen to any industry: Kaizen can be practiced in any organization.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to:

• Improve your organization’s speed, creativity, and effectiveness of problem-solving
• Create a deeply committed kaizen culture
• Achieve greater employee engagement, faster growth, and higher profits

Order your copy of Kaizen Forever today and elevate your journey towards excellence.

Click here to read the backstory about the book.
Click here to read Jon Miller’s blog post about Chihiro Nakao.
Click here to listen to a podcast, “The Power of Kaizen,” featurin the book.
Click here to purchase the German edition of Kaizen Forever.

Book Details

Kaizen Forever: Teachings of Chihiro Nakao (Second Edition)

by Bob Emiliani, Katsusaburo Yoshino, and Rudy Go
Cubic, LLC South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

136 pages • ISBN 978-1-7320191-9-5 • May 2025
(First Edition • 98 pages • ISBN 978-0-9898631-0-0 • May 2015)

Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chihiro Nakao Biosketch
Introduction
Chapter 1 Shingijutsu Production SiQmi
Chapter 2 Shingijutsu-Kaizen
– Nakao-san’s “Nos”
– Moonshine
Chapter 3 Teachings on People
Chapter 4 Teachings on Process
Chapter 5 Teachings on Equipment
Chapter 6 Teachings on Space
Chapter 7 Teachings on Money
Chapter 8 Teachings on Time
Chapter 9 Teachings on Information
Chapter 10 More Teachings
Chapter 11 Shingijutsu-Kaizen Process
Chapter 12 Closing Comments
Appendix I Kaizen at Home
Appendix II Catchphrases
Acknowledgments
Note Pages
About the Authors