All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Since the webinar I’m doing later today for Gemba Academy (Using SPC to Make Better Management Decisions) allows me to cite the late great Dr. W. Edwards Deming when talking about variation in systems, I thought I’d share this silly…
My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we’re happy to announce that the full website for our upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements is live at www.HCkaizen.com. Details…
Here is an hour-long lecture given by John Toussaint, MD – shared by the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. There isn’t a lot of context given on the YouTube page for the video, but it seems like a video from…
For the third year, my good friends at the Lean Enterprise Institute, the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, and the Healthcare Value Network are collaborating to produce the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. This year, it is being held in Minneapolis,…
Here is a transcript of last week’s podcast with Eric Ries talking about the impact that Toyota legend Taiichi Ohno had on his work and the Lean Startup movement. This discussion took place just after the 100th anniversary of Mr.…
As the main days of the men’s NCAA basketball tourney (“March Madness”) start Thursday, here’s a topic that might make for fun Lean discussion at work or something that you might possibly bore people with at a tourney watching party…
Mark’s note: Thanks to Freek Dekker for this guest post. I met Freek at last year’s Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, as he was part of a large Dutch contingent. You can now register for the 2012 Summit (move quickly, as…
Episode #142 brings us a returning guest (#115), Eric Ries, author of the best-selling book The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. In the book, Eric cites the work of Taiichi Ohno, including the “5…
I wanted to let you know about an upcoming web radio show (tomorrow) and webinar (next week) that I’ll be participating in. Results-Only Radio: ROWE, Lean, and Six Sigma Gemba Academy Webinar on Managing with SPC
Oh geez, that’s an awful pun in the post title. Sorry. As an increasing number of health systems are using “Lean design” approaches for renovating or building healthcare facilities, there are some articles, a book, and a video that I…
March 11, 2012 — daylight savings time starts and it’s time to revisit this post from August 2011… and to set the date and time on my stupid microwave. I’ve heard it as a good data collection rule of thumb…
I’m thrilled to be part of an amazing program at the Lean Healthcare PowerDay event being sponsored by Healthcare Performance Partners in Las Vegas, April 10, 2012 (with optional workshops on April 9). Other speakers include Dr. Richard Shannon, talking…
