Monthly Archives: October 2010

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Weekend Fun: “Lean Gone Lego” Video

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Here's a fun stop motion video - I presume it's from Australia or New Zealand?? I don't know the backstory on the video yet. It...

Got Waste? Who Ya Gonna Call?

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Last week, I gave the keynote talk at a hospital's twice-yearly lean conference for leaders and staff. As part of the seasonal decorations around...

Guest Post – Lean Myth: Lean is Stressful for Workers

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Mark's Note: Today's post is by David Veech, the Executive Director of the Institute for Lean Systems. A fear or anxiety that people often...

Financial Times Features “Lean Startup” Ideas That “Work for All”?

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It was nice to read a recent Financial Times article featuring the concept of "Lean Startups" ("Lean start-up thinking that works for all") and...

Sick Hospitals Visitors, Stay Away. Sick Doc? A-OK?

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There was an interesting blog post at the New York Times: "The Doctor Is In (but Shouldn't Be)." The piece talks about the healthcare...

Podcast #101 – Keith Syberg, Lean Consortia and Collaboration

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Episode #101 of the Podcast is a discussion with Keith Syberg, former Chairman of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (see here for more about...

A Few Random Links – Oct 22 2010

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It's time for a Lean Blog feature where I throw a few links at you - articles I've saved and read that maybe don't...

What I Read and Commented On Yesterday in the Lean and Operations Blogosphere

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I was traveling yesterday, so I read a number of blog posts that I kept open in my browser for my flight. I wrote...

My Anti-Handwashing-Poster Poster

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Hospital acquired infections continue to be a big problem, one that's often unsolved except for instances like Dr. Rick Shannon's work at West Penn-Allegheny...

Seth Godin Catches All Manufacturers, Unfairly, in his “Factory Thinking” Net

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I really like Seth Godin's writing - his blog on marketing is one that I have followed regularly for years and his book Purple...

Dave Crenshaw, Interview with the Author of ‘The Myth of Multitasking’ and Other Best-Selling...

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Listen: Wow, 100 episodes of my podcast since 2006! For this episode, I'm thankful to have the author of one of my favorite books in...

Two Upcoming Lean Healthcare Books from Seattle

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I'm really excited about these two books coming out later this year -- both from innovative leading lean healthcare organizations in Seattle. What's in...