Maybe We Should Call it “The Many Whys” Instead of “The Five… Mark Graban Nov 18, 2015 9 Audio There’s no magic about the number five. I’ve seen some people write that five is somehow a “magic number.” No,…
This Commercial is Not Exactly the “Five Whys” Mark Graban Jan 7, 2012 0 Blog If you're watching college football bowls or the NFL playoffs, it's hard not to see this commercial from DirecTV.…
The Five Whys Jamie Flinchbaugh Jun 12, 2006 0 Blog This article appeared in the May 31st issue of APICS extra. It featured yours truly and covers the topic of the…
Just Ask Why Five Times? Effective Problem Solving for #Lean or #LeanStartup… Mark Graban Nov 17, 2015 12 Audio We don’t just ask why. We start by properly defining and clarifying problems. Jumping straight to Five Whys is like…
Use 5 Sequential "Whys," not 5 Random Ones Mark Graban Sep 18, 2009 8 Blog I had an opportunity to coach somebody, remotely, the other day on the Lean problem solving process called the 5…
Ken Pilone, the Author of Lean Leadership on a Napkin; Toyota Says… Mark Graban Aug 24, 2022 1 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #455 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
An Amazing Virtual Plant Tour (and More) at the Toyota North American HQ Mark Graban Oct 23, 2019 1 Blog Last month, I had an opportunity to visit the Toyota North American Headquarters that's now near me in Plano,!-->…
A Brief Summary of My First Trip to Brazil: Beef, Emojis, Buses, Lean, and More Mark Graban Oct 15, 2019 2 Blog I got back Sunday morning from my first trip to Brazil. I had a great time last week as a guest of a company!-->…
Podcast #345 — Edward Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) on “Ludicrous”… Mark Graban Aug 12, 2019 1 Interviews My guest for Episode #345 is Edward Niedermeyer, author of the newly released book Ludicrous: The!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes Mark Graban Feb 5, 2018 9 Blog Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean…
The City of Denton’s Lean Journey & Upcoming Webinar Mark Graban Sep 6, 2016 2 Blog I've gotten to know to know Harry Kenworthy (pictured at left) over the past few years after meeting at a…
Transcript from our “Lean Vets” Podcast Mark Graban Jul 5, 2016 1 Blog Here's the transcript from the recent podcast that Chip Ponsford, DVM (of the LeanVets.com blog) and I did with…
Throwback Thursday: My Posts & Podcasts on #LeanStartup since 2010 Mark Graban Nov 19, 2015 0 Blog As I mentioned the past two days (see my posts from Tuesday and Wednesday about "The Five Whys"), I was at!-->…
The Worst Root Cause Problem Solver in the Animal World Is… Who? Mark Graban Jul 28, 2014 3 Blog We all know the beaver is "the engineer of the animal kingdom." That's why MIT has a beaver as a mascot... it's an…
A Video Showing Office 5S Gone Wrong Mark Graban Apr 28, 2012 46 Best You might also have seen the first video animation that I did last week about the waste of getting new recycling…
Partial Transcript of Podcast #142 – @EricRies on Taiichi Ohno &… Mark Graban Mar 18, 2012 1 Blog Here is a transcript of last week's podcast with Eric Ries talking about the impact that Toyota legend Taiichi!-->!-->!-->…
Partial Transcript of Podcast #115, With @EricRies on #LeanStartup Mark Graban Oct 2, 2011 1 Blog Here is a transcript of LeanBlog Podcast #115 with Eric Ries, author of the book The Lean Startup: How!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Guest Post: Expanding Horizons of Communication Liz Guthridge Mar 11, 2010 4 Blog Mark's Note: Don't know Liz? Check out her Lean Blogger profile video on YouTube. One world is getting…