{"id":427,"date":"2007-09-18T23:29:29","date_gmt":"2007-09-19T06:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/427\/flow-economy-of-motion-and-thought"},"modified":"2014-09-23T16:01:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T21:01:20","slug":"flow-economy-of-motion-and-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/flow-economy-of-motion-and-thought\/427\/","title":{"rendered":"Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is a phrase at Toyota, which goes like this: &#8220;Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple&#8221;.\u00a0 We can learn much from Toyota&#8217;s relentless emphasis on <a title=\"application of wing chun to business processes\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-training-pdca\/8869\/\">economy of thought, economy of motion, and simplicity in its processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All three &#8212; flow, motion, and memory are related.\u00a0 Simple processes prevent complexity (yes, a tautology) and simplicity prevents the resulting defects that can hide in complex processes; simple processes naturally enable economy of motion; and, simple processes typically do not cause undue mental burden, because it requires little memory or judgment on the part of the associate or operator.\u00a0 The cumulative result of processes that follow these principles are satisfied customers, products or services that are both capable and timely, and lower operating costs.<\/p>\n<p>Wing Chun can teach us the principles of Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple.\u00a0 In <a title=\"wing chun studies by pete abilla\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wing-chun-lean-manufacturing\/418\/\">Wing Chun<\/a>, there is a sensitivity excercise called Chi Sao, or Sticky Hands.\u00a0\u00a0 If you have seen the Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, or the Bourne Ultimatum, then you will recognize the movements in the video below &#8212; they are from Wing Chun and the Chi Sao, or Sticky Hands.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"tension in chi sao\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/maintain-forward-tension\/497\/\">Chi Sao<\/a> is an excercise that aims to teach sensitivity.\u00a0 With much practice, the result is little thinking and results in flow &#8212; the Wing Chun principle of Simultaneous Attack and Defense becomes second-nature.\u00a0 The idea behind Chi Sao is to feel your opponent and his movements and, like water in a Dam, your attacks are to simply &#8220;feel&#8221; your way to find a hole, like water might in a Dam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Chi Sao demonstrates economy of thought, flow, and economy of motion: Indeed, &#8220;Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9591 aligncenter\" title=\"physics-of-flow\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/physics-of-flow.jpg\" alt=\"flow physics, calculations\" width=\"484\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/physics-of-flow.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/physics-of-flow-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/physics-of-flow-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/physics-of-flow-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a phrase at Toyota, which goes like this: &#8220;Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple&#8221;.\u00a0 We can learn much from Toyota&#8217;s relentless emphasis on economy of thought, economy of motion, and simplicity in its processes. 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