Category Lean Memes

Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement memes, originally published at LeanMemes.com from 2012 onward.

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Historic weaving loom beside an AI welding robot, with Deming’s funnel experiment and a chart illustrating reduced process variation.
Toyota’s AI Welding Robot: Jidoka Meets Deming’s Funnel Experiment
Grid of eleven popular Lean memes from the Lean Memes collection, including Condescending Wonka on certified black belts, Yoda saying implement or implement not, Darth Vader finding your lack of faith in Lean disturbing, and DMAIC spelled out as Dumb Managers Always Involve Consultants.
Lean Memes Has a New Home on Lean Blog
Grid of red, green, blue, and orange squares with white circles and squares, blurred in the middle, and a small dog silhouette below
What Your Red/Green Metrics Look Like to a Color Blind Leader (and a Dog)
Factory worker in safety glasses and gloves lifting a metal part from a conveyor beside a stamping press
When Fast Fixes Crowd Out Root Cause Problem Solving