5S Game
The “Numbers Game” is an exercise
that illustrates the power of 5s.
The game consist of 5 quick rounds.
You must not look at the sheets until
instructed and must finish when time
is up
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Visual Standard
13
end
13
start
= Reject
= OK
13
•Cross out numbers in sequence from 1 – 49 with a diagonal
line as illustrated – bottom left to top right
•Do not turn over the sheet until instructed
•Do not rotate sheet of paper © NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
The Current
‘Workplace’
ROUND 1
Time to allowed : 60 seconds
66
39
75
38
6
85
21
69
60
79
72
15
54
78
59
37
73
28
23
41
64
76
86
9
45
29
11
55
Goal: Cross out the numbers 1- 49 in order
77
67
17
16
31
49
53
4
58
62
26
52
80
34
61
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ROUND 2 - sort
Time to allowed : 50 seconds
Goal: Cross out the numbers 1- 49 in order
6
15
9
45
39
21
38
29
23
41
11
37
28
49
31
4
17
26
16
34
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ROUND 3 – set in order
Time to allowed : 40 seconds
Goal: Cross out the numbers 1- 49 in order
6
15
9
45
39
21
38
29
23
41
11
37
28
49
31
4
17
26
16
34
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ROUND 4 – set in order
Time to allowed : 30 seconds
Goal: Cross out the numbers 1- 49 in order
Numbers from 1 to 49
13
16
22
29
27
32
38
40
33
20
37
8
6
14
10
5
3
1
34
43
45
48
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ROUND 5 – set in order/with standardization
Time to allowed : 20 seconds
Goal: Cross out the numbers 1- 49 in order
Numbers from 1 to 49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
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ROUND 6
Goal: Identify missing numbers
Time: 60 seconds
66
39
75
38
6
85
69
21
72
15
9
45
60
79
54
29
78
53
23
11
59
37
64
73
55
28
17
77
76
86
31
49
67
4
58
16
62
26
52
80
34
61
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ROUND 7 – sort and set in order
Time: 5 seconds
Goal: Identify missing numbers
Numbers from 1 to 49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
40
8
9
19
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