Monthly Archives: March 2012
Partial Transcript of Podcast #142 – @EricRies on Taiichi Ohno & #LeanStartup
Here is a transcript of last week's podcast with Eric Ries talking about the impact that Toyota legend Taiichi Ohno had on his work...
Funny: The Most Interesting Lean Thinker in the World
This is too good not to share. The team at a startup called Buffer created a list of Lean Startup concepts in the guise...
Standardized, but Not Identical – College Basketballs
As the main days of the men's NCAA basketball tourney ("March Madness") start Thursday, here's a topic that might make for fun Lean discussion...
Guest Post: Healthcare Kaizen in The Netherlands
Mark's note: Thanks to Freek Dekker for this guest post. I met Freek at last year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, as he was part...
Eric Ries On How Taiichi Ohno’s Ideas Shaped The Evolution Of Lean Startup
Episode #142 brings us a returning guest (#115), Eric Ries, author of the best-selling book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create...
Upcoming Web Radio Show and Webinar
I wanted to let you know about an upcoming web radio show (tomorrow) and webinar (next week) that I'll be participating in.
Results-Only Radio: ROWE,...
Momentum of Lean Healthcare Design Continues to Build
Oh geez, that's an awful pun in the post title. Sorry. As an increasing number of health systems are using "Lean design" approaches for...
Wasted Data Entry on my Microwave – Why Enter the Date??
March 11, 2012 -- daylight savings time starts and it's time to revisit this post from August 2011... and to set the date and...
Join Me at Lean Healthcare PowerDay, 4/10/12 in Las Vegas
I'm thrilled to be part of an amazing program at the Lean Healthcare PowerDay event being sponsored by Healthcare Performance Partners in Las Vegas,...
Thoughts on Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 4 to 10 has been "Patient Safety Awareness Week" from the National Patient Safety Foundation.
I'm certainly in favor of patient safety and have...
Learning to See (and Spell) in the NHL
Here's a funny little story I saw on ESPN today (Nicklas Grossmann reveals extra 'n'). Apparently when former Dallas Stars' defenseman Nicklas Grossman entered...
Podcast #141 – Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno of Toyota Production System Fame
Episode #141 is a chat with Norman Bodek, as he shares his recollections of working with Taiichi Ohno, one of the creators of the...
