Ten “Everyday Lean” Examples of Creativity over Capital

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lifehackerThere's a fun post on Lifehacker with photos of (and links to details on) ten clever household “hacks.”

In the “kaizen” mindset, there's a great value placed on using “creativity over capital” or “putting your mind before your wallet.” There's usually more than one way to solve a problem and the most expensive way isn't always the best way (such as this $750,000 lab automation system that's intended to prevent labeling errors instead of just having a good process).

Anyway, here is the Lifehacker post:  Top 10 Awesome MacGyver Tricks That Speak For Themselves.

Do you use any of these? Will you now? Which is your favorite?

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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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