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You are assigned a group project with classmates you have never worked with before. Nothing is organized and everything feels chaotic. What should you do to help map out the workflow and stages of the project?
Create a Kanban board.
Professional: How can using the Kanban method affect highschoolers?
The Kanban method ensures that students can focus on one assignment at a time, reducing academic pressure.
What is the significance the Kanban method has on the youth?
The Kanban method helps the youth to organize their tasks in school.
How do John and his peers decide everyone's role in their highschool group project?
John and his peers use Kanban cards to assign each individual a task that relates to their strengths.
What does the Kanban board look like?
The Kanban board is usually composed of three parts, taks that haven't been completed, ongoing tasks, and completed ones.
Julie is having trouble keeping up with her assignments in highschool. She was just assigned a new assignment by her chemistry teacher additional to her old homework. What should she do if she doesn't remember what she needs to complete and what she has already done?
Use the pull system to determine which assignment you must complete first.
Personal: How can the Kanban method improve a highschool student's mental health?
The Kanban method relieves a highschool student's stress by allowing you to visualize your work and schedule to prioritize your time.
How is the Kanban method useful for visual learners?
The Kanban method provides clear visual representations that encourages the quality of work.
What aspect of the Kanban board helped Jenny better organize her tasks to align with her busy schedule?
The Kanban board's 3 catergories: tasks that haven't been started, ongoing tasks, and completed tasks.
Describe the pull system.
It represents how each task is "pulled" through the board, increasing work flow and reducing stress.
Damon is the president of the National Honors Society and captain of the lacrosse team. With all of his commitments and leadership positions he feels stressed 24/7. What aspect of the Kanban method can Damon use to help reduce his stress?
Damon can use the pull system.
How can the Kanban method develop your leadership skills?
The Kanban method encourages you to take initiative regardless of your labeled position.
What was the original purpose of the Kanban method? Who now uses the Kanban method?
The original purpose of the method was to serve as a visual scheduling and inventory control system for Toyota's lean manufacturing in the 1950's.
Now, highschool students as well as people in the workforce use the method.
What should Sarah have done from the beginning of her journalism course to have prevented losing her assignments?
Sarah should have followed the organizational Kanban board and labeled her assignments properly.
What is the Kanban method?
The Kanban method is an organizational method in which one uses a kanban board to organize and show the flow of work.