Why Gemba Flow

The word gemba (現場) means “the actual place” — where work happens. Gemba Flow applies the same idea to AI-assisted development: you cannot supervise what you cannot see, and you cannot manage a factory through dashboards alone.

Five questions worth answering:

• What is Gemba Flow — the lean manufacturing analogy that explains the whole design.
• What makes it different — the three differentiators that separate it from a typical AI coding setup.
• When should I use it — the conditions where Gemba Flow pays off, and a decision tree to check fit.
• What it is not — the common misreadings to clear out of the way first.
• Honest Limits — the cases where Gemba Flow is the wrong choice, named plainly.