TOCICO

TOC uses a systemic thinking approach for managing organizations. This systemic thinking can be applied to the management of government too. We can ask a question: 'Is Japan as a country effective as a system?' Most Japanese people would answer that today's government management is not necessarily effective as a system. On top of that, constant political / government scandals repeatedly happen, losing the trust of tax payers. The problems are huge enough, barking all the time year after year to get the attention of lots of people, yet we feel it is an unavoidable reality to the extent that we put undesirable meanings to the words 'politics' and 'bureaucracy'. It might be a good-enough enormity of an unaffected area for us to stand on the shoulders of a giant. This presentation shows the following: -The Japanese government officials' constant dilemma of ever-changing political initiatives –The TOC simple injection surfaced by challenging basic assumptions to bring more result / value to tax payers -A case study of the Miyazaki Prefecture showing the TOC process and results after another political scandal (Governor and government executives arrested). –The holistic country management initiative to expand the TOC knowledge throughout Japan with case studies. -Standing on the shoulders of a giant process revealed in this process.