Kanban is Workipedia
Jim Benson | Aug 22, 2009 | Comments 0

Taiichi Ohno, Kanban Pioneer
A wiki is a website anyone can edit.
A kanban is a workflow anyone can edit.
A wiki entry is always able to be improved upon.
A kanban card is always able to be refined.
In wikis, there is a constant reification of ideas.
In kanban, there is a constant reification of work.
In wikis, incorrect information is identified by the group and excised.
In kanban, waste is identified by the group and excised.
A wiki stores and displays information to make group effort available to all.
A kanban stores and displays information to make group effort available to all.
A wiki stores and displays information to make personal contribution explicit.
A kanban stores and displays information to make personal contribution explicit.

Jimmy Wales
A wiki draws on the natural human drive to complete a task.
A kanban draws on the natural human drive to complete a task.
A wiki is self healing through social editing.
A kanban is self healing through social management.
A wiki is a fundamentally simple concept with massive social repercussions.
A kanban is a fundamentally simple concept with massive social repercussions.
Kanban is Workipedia.
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About the Author: Jim Benson helps people collaborate. He owns Modus Cooperandi, a consultancy that helps organizations achieve business goals through collaborative means - like kanban. He blogs at Evolving Web. Read his story of why he started Personal Kanban.
Jim and Tonianne's book Mapping Work | Navigating Life. Personal Kanban for Life Effectiveness is due out Summer 2010.

