- Part of Toyota's
culture is based on Kaizen
which means iterative improvement.
- We also have a concept called Kaikaku,
which is a breakthrough
or a major innovation
that fundamentally changes things.
- If we just make small improvements,
we're not going to be able
to stay number one for long.
We've got to find this new leap innovation
that we can move forward with.
- Augmented reality
and the ability to provide
additional information
to an engineer on the shop floor
or a team member on the shop floor
while they are doing their job
stands to have a huge potential impact.
We launch a new model every three years,
our team members have to
re-learn or learn a new process.
And Guides, in combination
with the data collection tools
that are available from the HoloLens
really have been a breakthrough for us.
- The main thing that we're looking for
is a tool to help our team learn better
and learn faster
and have a better training experience.
And also free up our trainers
to where they can work
with multiple people
at the same time, whereas in the past
it's been one-on-one training.
They have complete control
and can modify and update
the training as they need.
That's really a leap
innovation on figuring out
what types of things convey
that training most effectively
and in the quickest way
possible for our trainees.
In order to have a more
innovative culture,
you have to try things differently.
You cannot be innovative
and stay the same.
- As we do that, we have to keep in mind,
the Toyota way and our respect for people
and make sure that we are
giving them technologies
that they can utilize and
develop to improve the process.
- And I think that's
really where we've had
so much success so quickly with Guides.