Some of you might remember me advertising a “Lean Lunch” gathering here in the Dallas area. Well, we had that yesterday, with some great discussion and networking about Lean. We had four different industries represented, but it goes to show how much similarity there is in Lean issues and challenges, we had some really good discussion.

A question came up about the annual Shingo Prize conference that’s being held here in Dallas the week of March 31. I’m, unfortunately, going to be out of town — it’s the one week in a long while where I actually have to travel (since I’ve had a local client project). I wish I could be here, especially considering a bunch of Lean Blog readers are coming, I’d suppose.

I’m also disappointed that I’ll miss out on the chance to see Gwendolyn Galsworth present, you might remember her podcast here. I think we’re going to do another one soon.

About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology, focused on improving quality and patient safety, improving access, reducing costs, and fully engaging healthcare professionals. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for KaiNexus.