The West has a tendency to cherry pick techniques from holistic approaches (for example quick path to mindfulness vs meditation and Buddhism). I suppose it's a cultural difference. In my opinion, it is really worth it to try to understand Lean as a whole instead of looking at kanban only.
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The West has a tendency to cherry pick techniques from holistic approaches (for example quick path to mindfulness vs meditation and Buddhism). I suppose it's a cultural difference. In my opinion, it is really worth it to try to understand Lean as a whole instead of looking at kanban only.