Tag: A3

Interview with Mit Vyas: Insights on Learning from Toyota, Entrepreneurial Success,...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #472 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Mit Vyas, managing director...

Podcast Bonus Episode: John Shook, Revisited from 2009 on A3s &...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some...

When Problems are Hidden in Kudos: From Celebrations to Root Cause...

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I want to give credit to my friend and colleague Tony Milian for the idea that prompted this blog post. Tony and I used...

Podcast #348 — Cinnamon Dixon, Tiered Huddles at Cleveland Clinic

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Our guest today for Episode 348 is Cinnamon Dixon, Director Of Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic. I interviewed her for the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement...

Podcast #346 — Mark Ryan, Transformation, Kaizen, and Management at Franciscan...

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Joining me for Episode 346 of the podcast is Mark Ryan, a Transformation Coach and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at Franciscan Health. Mark will...

An A3 Approach to Explaining the Case for Process Behavior Charts

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I was invited to give a presentation on Process Behavior Charts and Measures of Success at Cleveland Clinic last week as part of their...

Can Lean Improve Spinal Fusion Surgery? Is This the Right Definition...

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Here's a blog post written by three physicians: Can the auto industry improve spinal fusion surgery? It's interesting that they so closely associate Lean with the auto industry when, at this point, Lean is used in virtually every industry and setting. That's why I used the word "Lean" in the title of my blog post here. They are also authors of a journal article titled "Application of Lean Principles to Neurosurgical Procedures: The Case of Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery, a Literature Review and Pilot Series," published in Operative Neurosurgery. In my post, I comment on their work...

Upcoming KaiNexus Webinars: A3 Software & Easing the Pain of Change

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We have two free webinars coming up in the next week, hosted by KaiNexus. I hope you can join us. Oh, as a reminder, I'm doing a Measures of Success webinar this Friday, the 22nd. The webinars are: The Lowdown on A3 Software [Demo] How to Ease the Pain of Change

Updates from Japan; Other Articles & An A3 Deep Dive Webinar

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Konnichiwa from Japan! I am having a great time with my friends from Kaizen Institute and our tour attendees. I wrote a post on Monday, but I never expect to be able to write much while here because it's very busy and I also want to reflect a bit before writing. In this post, I share two articles I wrote recently and some other tidbits...

Free Webinar: How to Use A3 Thinking in Everyday Life

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This Thursday, we'll be hosting a webinar presented by a former Toyota engineer, Jess Orr. She will be sharing lessons learned at Toyota about the A3 problem-solving methodology, referred to there as "Toyota Business Practices." In particular, Jess will be sharing a case study about using the A3 approach to improving communication.

This Date in 1517 – The Original A3?

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Exactly 500 years ago today, Martin Luther famously nailed a document to a church door that pointed out problems and ideas for change and reform. He...

Great White Paper: “No More Projects” (or “More Than Projects”)

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I really enjoyed and appreciated this new white paper that was written by Dr. Lisa Yerian and Nate Hurle from The Cleveland Clinic: "No More...