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DL-05 . Japan . adopted

OBEYA

See together. Decide together.

Collaboration and shared visibility. Related traditions: Twiza, Ubuntu, Harambee.

Two of five systems are handover-ready; System D is critical in test See together. Decide together . OBEYA on stand-up boards INSTALL TEST PUNCH HANDOVER System A COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE System B COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE System C COMPLETE ON TRACK WATCH - System D COMPLETE CRITICAL - - System E ON TRACK WATCH - - SYSTEM D . TEST A + B . HANDOVER Owners named in the morning round; blockers cleared on the wall. Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12 . Open Visualization Protocol, DL-05 OBEYA

Design laws

  • Information remains visible
  • Ownership is explicit
  • Progress is collaborative
  • Large readable typography
  • Decisions happen around the information

Constitution

The deterministic communication contract: these values are schema-enforced and validator-checked, not styling suggestions.

narrative stylequestion-first
densityoperational
annotation policyminimal
legend policydirect-labels-only
highlight policydual
decision styleoptions
reading timeglance
charts per page4

Occasions

stand-up boardssite wall printswar roomsA3 posters

Chrome

no kicker, no eyebrow; the title stands alone.

Palette

RoleHex
background#FFFFFF
ink#0F172A
body#334155
hairline#64748B
gridline#CBD5E1
primary#C2410C
muted#64748B
positive#1F7A4D
negative#B91C1C

Fonts

Display: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif, weight 700.
Body: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif, weight 600.

The language in use

Six chart objects rendered from the same golden data as every other language. Only the token file differs.

CH-RNK-01 BAR-H
Electrical holds 34 of 109 open items, the largest single backlog Electrical 34 items Mechanical 28 Piping 21 Instrumentation 17 Civil 9 Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12
CH-TIM-01 LINE
Actual progress reached 62% in June, 9 points behind plan 0 20 40 60 80% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Plan Actual gap widens from April Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12
CH-PTW-01 STACKED BAR
Delivered goods reached 1,284 in week 28, 90% of all items 1036 items W25 1127 W26 1257 W27 1421 W28 Delivered In transit Pending Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12
CH-DEV-04 SURPLUS/DEFICIT AREA
Output ran 8% under plan at the June trough -15 -10 -5 +5 +10 +15% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: production ledger, Dec
CH-DST-07 BEESWARM
One lot sits at 62 days, twice the next slowest Lot 88 62 days 0 20 40 60 80days Source: customs log, wk 28
CH-TAB-01 STATUS MATRIX
Two of five systems are handover-ready; System D is critical in test INSTALL TEST PUNCH HANDOVER System A COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE System B COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE System C COMPLETE ON TRACK WATCH - System D COMPLETE CRITICAL - - System E ON TRACK WATCH - - Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12