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FMG No. 20 – Imagining a Different Future

May 8, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Manufacturing plays an incredibly critical role in shaping the future success of nations around the world. Here in the USA, we are poised to change what that future might look like. Nearly 30 years ago, I was inspired by computer games. Games by Id Software and Blizzard captured my attention for days, weeks, months on end. The silver lining was early on (e.g. the Doom days). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gemba Tagged With: #gemba, Five Minute Gemba

FMG No. 19 – Stretch Goals and Time with AI

April 29, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Using AI

I recently "vibe coded" (described what I wanted an app to do in plain language, and an AI tool wrote the actual code for me) an app I use every single day, all day, to work smarter and faster. I opened Cursor, described the need in plain English, and let it do its thing while I was guiding the effort. If that sounds impossible, remember how quickly tool-chains evolved around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI, Gemba Tagged With: AI, AI copilot, continuous improvement, Cursor IDE, Data as Currency, Decimal to DMS, Feynman breaks, Five Minute Gemba, Grok3, Kaizen, Lean, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Night-Shift learning, personal productivity, Python, Right Triangle Solver, vibe coding


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