Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of February 29, 2016: Andon, Vets & Robots

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Today, I'm presenting with a veterinarian at the Texas Veterinary Medical Association conference… giving a 2.5-hour session that's an introduction to Lean principles and methods. For Monday's post, I'll probably blog about that and my limited experience with the nascent adoption of Lean in vet med.

Now, here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week, including pictures and other fun stuff. Follow me @MarkGraban and join the fun and the conversation. See the previous installments of Key Tweets here.

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My morning co-presenting with a veterinarian on #lean pic.twitter.com/0ZN4zUiWLg

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 4, 2016

Chip Ponsford DVM "My fear as vet med discovers Lean is that #Lean will be known for tools, not philosophy." Philosophy matters.

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 4, 2016

Great point made by Chip Ponsford DVM on #Lean at TVMA pic.twitter.com/4DBGOC01CK

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 4, 2016

Benefit of value stream mapping comes from a team discovering the current state together, brainstorm improvements pic.twitter.com/LXVAeYh7jI

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 4, 2016

See this #AmazonGiveaway for my book "Healthcare Kaizen"… NoPurchNec: https://t.co/jS7JqYtKGZ

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) February 27, 2016

New #LeanMeme! Yoda, Lean Sensei He Is https://t.co/YkgnC2umcm #lean #leanstartup

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) February 28, 2016

"Never events" still happen too often in healthcare around the world https://t.co/8pFNc0JnnY

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) February 29, 2016

Nova Scotia: 126 patient deaths, serious injuries since 2014: medical mistake registry https://t.co/W05Q3kpDRp #patientsafety

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) February 29, 2016

Exclusive: Nurses should insist [hospitals] obey sharps safety rules (& UK law) – safety first? https://t.co/BhRf9F36fr

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) February 29, 2016

Today Would Have Been Taiichi Ohno’s 104th Birthday – #lean https://t.co/hlbTlUVYiF

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) February 29, 2016

Dubious statement of the day: "LEAN manufacturing was perfected by Toyota in the 1990s"

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 1, 2016

Shameful if a hospital has ED beds officially "closed" for setting RN staffing, but then puts patients in beds pic.twitter.com/Sa4HSQtBr7

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 1, 2016

"Hey everyone, we need to cut costs!" doesn't work… try "Let's make our work easier!" Lower cost is the end result ~@MarkGraban

— Woody Zuill (@WoodyZuill) March 1, 2016

Stop saying "errors are bound to happen" in hospitals. That's no excuse. #patientsafety https://t.co/ldZfUR88tK

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 1, 2016

Toyota: “Bigger was better in the past, and that’s why we were all expanding,” https://t.co/uLPcPa5bo5

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 1, 2016

People get soooo upset sometimes when conventional wisdom is challenged or disproven. "But I was TAUGHT that!" Who are they angry with?

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 1, 2016

This workshop by @markgraban looks like a great way to practice change management. “ExperienceChange” Workshop https://t.co/9mKv7jGdGY #lean

— Michael Lombard (@MikeLombard) March 1, 2016

I'm donating another $100 to @batzpatientsafe, monthly sales of "Practicing #Lean" ebook – https://t.co/uYuNHCdQwx pic.twitter.com/u5DI8HvSyL

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 1, 2016

LOVE San Antonio! TWI & Lean HR communities will too. May 12-13, 2016 https://t.co/AY7feOgzic pic.twitter.com/7mc1S6LdRY

— Lean Frontiers (@leanfrontiers) March 1, 2016

Humility @AMEAustralia @KMandT #ameaus2016 pic.twitter.com/lc4z3smRlu

— Peter Walker (@ORBIZ_Perform) February 29, 2016

“human workers, with all their flexibility and dexterity, are reclaiming space on Mercedes-Benz’s assembly lines.” https://t.co/i6JF4eZCv5

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 2, 2016

“Never be satisfied with the status quo! Interview by Interoll with Masaaki Imai” https://t.co/YYZaIryGhO pic.twitter.com/gXtLKB1mgg

— Kaizen Institute (@Kaizen) March 2, 2016

Excited to be hosting @JacobStoller for a @KaiNexus webinar on March 15 – 3 assumptions of a #Lean Leader https://t.co/ycbsdkIpF0

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 2, 2016

ThedaCare's potential [hospital consolidation] part of trend https://t.co/nFfcwIhz9j

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 2, 2016

The magic of the Andon cord https://t.co/Ds6TuPfv5x #Lean #Quality

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 2, 2016

Conventional Wisdom that a #Lean Organization Should Actually Ignore https://t.co/amV4PsBkse by @MaggieMillard88 pic.twitter.com/D3jJFAy4SM

— Gregory Jacobson (@GregHJacobson) March 2, 2016

I grew up listening to the legendary George Blaha call Pistons games on TV/radio. Very nice to meet him. pic.twitter.com/2jx54leIb3

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 3, 2016

Good that she spoke up… Glan Clwyd death: Nurse asked to keep quiet after error – BBC News https://t.co/XwiqcG6DBR #patientsafety

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 3, 2016

@DrHowieMell This graph will interest you. pic.twitter.com/6y44NI8OoI

— ?Andrea (@arhalpern) March 3, 2016

Sorry, But #Lean Is About Cost Reduction… https://t.co/sPrMkfz9wp by @mbaudin

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 3, 2016

#Lean: ThedaCare Improves Patient Care and Employee Satisfaction [Journal article] https://t.co/PIqGJY2OiA

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) March 4, 2016

The complete list of everything you can do to change someone who doesn't want to change. @JesseLynStoner pic.twitter.com/0MNDJcebt1

— Tim Fargo (@alphabetsuccess) March 3, 2016