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sirnoname commented on the word kaizen
The character 改 (kai, change, reform) in kaizen (改善) is shared with kaikaku (改革, radical reform or transformation). Kaizen is the small-step half of the pair; kaikaku is the step-change half. See also kaipability, which takes the same character for the ability to keep changing what an organisation can make or do.
October 29, 2026
sirnoname commented on the word kaipability
kaipability /ˌkaɪpəˈbɪlɪti/ (noun) — the capability to change capability: the qualified ability to acquire, absorb, adapt and reshape what a system can do, while it is still running. More broadly, the ability of an organisation to change what it can make or do, repeatedly, without losing what it already does reliably.
Etymology: 改 (kai, change, reform, correction), the shared character of kaizen (改善, continuous improvement) and kaikaku (改革, transformation), + capability. Pronounced as capability, with kai (as in sky) in place of ca.
“The factory had the equipment but lacked the kaipability to bring a new product to market without disrupting existing lines.”
Source: kaipability.com/lexicon/kaipability
October 29, 2026