The Thanksgiving weekend was a great opportunity to catch up on some reading and viewing that had accumulated in my browser and inbox.
One thing I really enjoyed was a conversation (in advance of next week's Lean Startup conference) between Eric Ries and LEI's John Shook.
If you're not a “Lean Startup” person, I think you'll find this to be a nice summary of some of John's early experiences with Toyota and NUMMI. John and Eric also discuss Lean culture and management principles that would be applicable for folks in healthcare, manufacturing, or any industry.
Click below to view the video:
Or listen to the audio via SoundCloud (below) or iTunes:
You can check out the whole webcast series, as well.
I'm speaking in a breakout session at the conference next Monday. I'll post a bit of a preview of the talk here on Friday… I hope you'll come to the talk if you're attending, as I'll be talking about “Kaizen” (continuous improvement) and “respect for people” in healthcare, but in a way that will hopefully be relevant and helpful to people in startups.
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Also see this summary, with some quotes, from LEI and a summary from a Lean Startup Conference writer.
[…] their recent recorded conversation, it was great to see John Shook, CEO of LEI, and Eric Ries, Author of The Lean Startup together on […]
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