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"The phrase that I use most often is, we need things to be as complex as necessary, but as simple as possible. And so the question is, is all that complexity there necessary? And we ought to test for that. And we got to challenge that." - Jensen Huang - Nvidia CEO

Quote: Jensen Huang – Nvidia CEO

"I don't love... continuous improvement... First of all, you should engineer something from first principles at the speed, you know, with speed of light thinking. Limit it only by physical limits, and physics limits. And after that, of course you would improve it over time." - Jensen Huang - Nvidia CEO

Quote: Jensen Huang – Nvidia CEO

“Good things take time. Great things take longer. Most people underestimate what they can accomplish in a year, let alone a decade.” Rich Roll Author, athlete and podcaster

Quote: Rich Roll – author, ultra-endurance athlete and podcaster

“Typically, people who exercise, start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less frequently and say they feel less stressed. Exercise is a keystone habit that triggers widespread change.” Charles Duhigg The Power of Habit

Quote: Charles Duhigg – Writer, journalist – The Power of Habit

Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology and management philosophy focused on improving business processes by systematically reducing defects, minimising variation, and enhancing quality to achieve near-perfect performance.

Term: Six Sigma

“If you get one percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.” James Clear Writer, speaker and researcher

Quote: James Clear – Writer, speaker and researcher – Atomic Habits

Kaizen is a foundational philosophy and practice in operations and management, defined as a system of continuous improvement through small, incremental changes. The term is derived from two Japanese words: “kai” (change) and “zen” (good), meaning “good change” or improvement.

Term: Kaizen

Lean is a customer-focused management system for continuous improvement and waste elimination, guided by five core principles. James P. Womack helped define, codify, and globalize lean as a foundational approach to organisational excellence.

Term: Lean

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