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# Taiichi Ohno's wisdom
- URL: https://www.pesec.no/taiichi-ohnos-wisdom/
- Published: 2024-09-23T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-23T07:20:20.000Z
- Description: Lessons from the grandmaster.
- Author: Bruno Pešec
- Tags: Leadership, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, Quality Management, Lean

[Bob Emiliani](https://bobemiliani.com/the-four-ohno-blog-posts/?ref=pesec.no) recently shared a treasure trove of Taiichi Ohno's late teachings and reflections:

> From late July through early September of 2024, I spent a great deal of time translating and reading four Japanese language books about Taiichi Ohno and writing blog posts that highlighted key passages from the books and provided critical commentary on each passage. The four blog posts, combined, are a lengthy 32,000 words comprising 58 pages. The translations are revelatory and add much new information about Taiichi Ohno, his goals, his thinking, and his methods that led to the creation of the Toyota Production System. Ohno-san’s work, in part and in whole, remains relevant today and for many years to come.

They are collected in the following four blog posts:

[Toyota’s Management RevolutionI recently purchased a book titled Album of a Management Revolution written by Setsuo Mito with photographs by Iku Hirose. The book was published in 2007 by![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-emiliani_720-270x270.jpg)Bob EmilianiBob Emiliani![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ohno-Mgmt-Revolution-1-769x1024.jpg)](https://bobemiliani.com/toyotas-management-revolution/?ref=pesec.no)

[Taiichi Ohno’s LecturesI recently purchased an excellent book titled Taiichi Ohno’s Records: Founder of the Toyota Production System written by Dr. Mitsumasa Kumazawa. The![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-emiliani_720-270x270.jpg)Bob EmilianiBob Emiliani![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Taiichi-Ohnos-Lectures-1.png)](https://bobemiliani.com/taiichi-ohnos-lectures/?ref=pesec.no)

[Taiichi Ohno’s Kaizen SpiritI recently purchased an excellent book titled The Origin of Toyota’s Strength: Taiichi Ohno’s Kaizen Spirit. It is a commemorative book, first published![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-emiliani_720-270x270.jpg)Bob EmilianiBob Emiliani![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ohno-Improvement-Spirit.png)](https://bobemiliani.com/taiichi-ohnos-kaizen-spirit/?ref=pesec.no)

[Taiichi Ohno and the Toyota Production SystemI recently purchased an interesting book titled The Savior of Japan’s Revival: Taiichi Ohno and the Toyota Production System by Setsuo Mito. The book was![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-emiliani_720-270x270.jpg)Bob EmilianiBob Emiliani![](https://bobemiliani.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taiicho-Ohno-and-TPS-1.png)](https://bobemiliani.com/taiichi-ohno-and-the-toyota-production-system/?ref=pesec.no)

I'm looking forward to digging into them, especially since [Toyota Production System](https://www.pesec.no/lean-thinking-origin/) greatly influenced my approach to innovation and improvement.