Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

Lean UX Insights: Simplifying Birthdate Input on Websites for Better User...

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It's surprising to see how often this awful UI / UX design is used on the web. A website (Forbes) wanted me to enter...

Award-Winning Insight: ‘The Mistakes That Make Us’ Tops 2023 Business Problem-Solving...

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Hooray! Thanks to the team at Goody PR for honoring my latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation,...

From Biologist to Black Belt: Sarah Tilkens’ Lean Journey Into Construction...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #491 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Sarah Tilkens, an experienced...

Win the Complete Mark Graban Library: Autographed Editions of All Six...

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I've done book giveaway contests before, but this is my first contest where the prize is a signed copy of each and every one...

World Kindness Day, The Mistakes That Make Us, and Help From...

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tl;dr summary: Karyn Ross enlightened me about World Kindness Day and provided invaluable feedback on my book, The Mistakes That Make Us. Her insights...

Gemba vs. Genba — Different Spellings or Different Words and Meanings?

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tl;dr: Same word, same meaning, different spellings. I was taught that the English version of the Japanese word that means, basically, "the real place" or...

Congrats to Four Podcast Guests Who Were Named to the “Thinkers50”...

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Congratulations to my podcast(s) guests who were named to the Thinkers50 list of influential management thinkers! I am thrilled to extend my heartiest congratulations to...

Redefining Excellence: Quint Studer’s Vision for Modern Healthcare, Learning From Mistakes,...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #490 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Quint Studer, the co-founder...

No More Flavor of the Month! Learn How To Deliver Sustainable...

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I'm happy to have hosted another session in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series. Learn more and view the recording here: No More Flavor of...

Celebration of Errors From Aerospace to Tech Companies: The Lean Journey...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #489 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ward Vuillemot, a seasoned...

Toward a Lean Hospital: A Cultural Transformation [Video]

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Earlier this year, I was invited to give a recorded virtual presentation for a conference in Malaysia on the subject of Lean in healthcare....

Lean Whiskey #42: Reflecting on the GE Lean Mindset Event, Including...

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Listen: In Episode 42, Jamie Flinchbaugh visits Mark Graban in northern Kentucky and they get to record an episode in person. This was the origin...
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