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Continuous Improvement

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Category: Strategy

• Foundational Lexicongetting better
• Executive Parlanceiterative refinement
• Scholarly Discourseincremental optimization
• Babel ZenithKaizen

  Origin: Japanese

  Pronunciation: /kaɪˈzɛn/

Etymology & Meaning

Change for the better; continuous improvement.

In the Boardroom

Implementing daily micro-improvements across all business processes.

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