Apply Musk’s Manufacturing Process to Knowledge Work

Elon Musk has a process he uses for manufacturing.

What if we applied these to knowledge work processes?

  • Make the requirements less dumb.
    • What are you doing at work because it was a good idea at one time in the past?
  • Delete the part or process.
    • What steps are making things more complicated?
  • Simplify or optimize the design.
    • Too often we try to reduce complication by adding complication.
  • Accelerate cycle time.
    • What creates stops in the process?
  • Automate
    • Is there software that can be added to make processes faster?

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