Toyota's kaizen rule applies to AI: cut jobs after automation and you kill bottom-up adoption
natesiggard · x · 2026-10-12
A viral take applies Toyota's kaizen principle to AI adoption: never lay people off because automation saved hours, or employees will stop proposing bottom-up improvements — companies that rush to cut headcount the moment AI boosts efficiency will never unlock staff ideas for using AI. Another commenter extends it to internal promotion: don't cap pay of newly technical non-technical staff, or they'll just build those apps at home and sell them themselves.
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