[April Fool] Special Announcement: Our New @KaiNexus Suggestion Box Builds on…
As a senior advisor to KaiNexus and somebody who has been a member of the team since 2011, it's been amazing to see…
The State of This Restaurant’s Suggestion Box Didn’t Really Surprise…
Last week, I was in Austin for the annual Lean Coaching Summit, where I took a full-day class on "Motivational…
Are These Bad Suggestions About Suggestion Boxes?
I've written a lot about suggestion boxes, and usually in the context of how they don't work well. Many aspects of…
Why It’s OK That This Suggestion Box Was Full of Cobwebs
As I guy who started his career in manufacturing before moving to healthcare in 2005, I don't get many…
Let’s Play Match Game ’15 – Suggestion Box Edition
I guess this counts as a "Flashback Friday," as I was reminded of an old game show that I loved as a kid: Match…
When Will The Federal Government & VA Learn? On Suggestion Boxes &…
This article caught my attention the other day: "Philly VA employees ask for golf shirts in suggestion box for…
Denver Jail’s Suggestion Box (and Problems) in the News
The Denver jail and its suggestion box program made the local news, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act…
Louisiana’s Online Suggestion Box Will Fail; Connecticut Lean Efforts Might…
I'm a critic of traditional suggestion boxes, since they are usually garbage cans for ideas. Boxes collect…
Healthcare Kaizen: The Suggestion Box is Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmcokWStLk
This webinar was held with guest presenter, Mark Graban of…
Video: Kaizen vs. the Suggestion Box
Thanks to the Lean Enterprise Institute for recording this short video when we were at the recent Northeast Shingo…
Slides & Recording of My “Healthcare Kaizen” Webinar –…
Thanks to Karen Martin for hosting yesterday's webinar that I gave based on my book (with Joe Swartz) …
Free Webinar August 21 – From Suggestion Boxes to Kaizen
Free Webinar on Tuesday, August 21, 2 pm ET
I will be giving a free webinar titled:
Healthcare Kaizen: The…
Are Suggestion Boxes Really Going Away? What Say Amazon?
Last week, I found and read an article, "Whatever happened to the company suggestion box?," that makes some really…
KaiNexus Education Video #5 – Moving Beyond Suggestion Boxes
Here is the fifth in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a software startup where I…
Suggestion Boxes are Disliked & Ineffective Around the World
I love employee ideas and continuous improvement, but I really dislike suggestion boxes. As I've said, they are…
Will Suggestion Boxes be a Trend in 2012? What Method(s) do we Need for Employee…
I saw this article the other day on BusinessInsider.com: "10 Predictions For How The Workplace Will Change In…
What’s the One Common Feature on These Suggestion Boxes?
Today's post is a short one, a bit of a visual puzzler and a reader participation post (leave a comment!).
If…
Why Traditional Suggestion Boxes Don’t Work
I saw this in a workplace, posted by a union. But, you know, as a Lean practitioner, I couldn't agree with this…