#TBT: Idea-Driven Organizations are Still a Great Idea
Today, we're looking back at a podcast that I did back in 2015 with Alan G. Robinson, PhD, co-author of many…
Podcast #217 – Interview with Alan Robinson, Co-Author of The Idea-Driven…
Our guest today is Alan G. Robinson, PhD, an award-winning author, educator, researcher and…
Why Isn’t the “Idea Driven Organization” More Common?
Mark's Note: This is a guest post from an old friend of the blog, Mark Edmondson. See his older guest posts from…
UMass Memorial Aims to Become a “World Class” Kaizen Organization
I was really happy to see this article about Kaizen and employee engagement at UMass Memorial Medical Center:…
Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in…
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My guest for Episode #451 of the Lean…
Remembering and Honoring Samuel Selay
I've been sad the last few days after learning that Samuel Selay, a friend of mine (and this blog) went missing…
The Catch-22 of #Lean & Kaizen: You Get More ROI by NOT Focusing Only on…
This post builds off of a little rant I went on over on LinkedIn. I wrote:
The Catch-22 of "Lean" training and…
Podcast #287 – Harry Kenworthy, “Lean Government NOW!”
Joining me today for Episode #287 is another returning guest (see Episode #198), Harry Kenworthy. We're talking…
Recorded Webinar… Strength in Numbers: Improving from the Bottom-Up
The team at KaiNexus has asked me to talk about a topic that's near and dear to me... the need to engage everybody…
Coffee Shop Kaizen: Why Every Mug Doesn’t Need a Spoon (Every Customer is…
We talk about problem solving and continuous improvement in the Lean methodology. How much time should we worry…
Continuously Improving our KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinars
For the past few years, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have worked closely together to create and deliver our…
New @KaiNexus Website, New Blog, & Free Improvement Webinars
In my last post about KaiNexus in February, I gave an update about our funding, new CEO, and other changes.…
Improvements to the Covid Vaccination Process — Small and Large (and Hockey…
In this era of Covid--19 vaccination, I'm still pretty much sidelined and not on site with any clients, although I…
Maybe “Just Do Its” Should be Called “Just PDSA Its”?
In the practice of Lean and continuous improvement, people often describe small improvements as "Just Do Its."…
The CEO Leading the Culture Change at ZSFGH
Yesterday, I blogged about a CNO who was changing the culture at a hospital away from blaming individual nurses…
A Recommended Sequence of Podcasts and Webinars on Kaizen and Continuous…
I've produced A LOT of content about Kaizen and continuous improvement over the past 11 years, including podcasts…
3 Recent Audience Questions on Kaizen & Continuous Improvement
Here are three audience questions we didn't have time to address after a recent talk that I gave... questions about…