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Celebrating & Sharing Continuous Improvement at Mary Greeley Medical Center

Mark Graban Oct 27, 2016 1
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I really enjoyed spending the last two days at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa the last two days. On…

The One Where @TheNerdyNurse Talks About the Power of #Lean in Healthcare

Mark Graban Aug 15, 2016 0
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It's one thing to hear Lean professionals or specialists talking about the power of this methodology to improve…

“The New Lean Hospitals Are Here!”

Mark Graban Jun 10, 2016 1
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Yesterday was an exciting day for me, professionally and personally, as I received my first copies of the 3rd…

Updates: NICU Innovation, Labs, MLB Netting, VA Waiting (and Cheating)

Mark Graban Apr 20, 2016 0
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I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining…

What Virginia Mason’s CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan Warns Against With #Lean

Mark Graban Mar 7, 2016 10
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Dr. Gary Kaplan is the CEO of Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center, considered one of the world leaders in the…

“Practicing Lean” Excerpt – Lessons from Japan

Mark Graban Feb 12, 2016 1
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I've recently updated the eBook Practicing Lean to include a new ninth chapter, submitted by Samuel Selay. Other…

Some of My Recent KaiNexus Blog Posts: Toyota vs. Google, Kaizen, & Visual…

Mark Graban Feb 8, 2016 0
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In addition to my blogging here, I write occasionally for our blog over at KaiNexus.com, where we have multiple…

Kaizen Live! 2016 – See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan…

Mark Graban Feb 2, 2016 0
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Last year, Joe Swartz and I hosted a workshop at his organization, Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis.…

HBR Article on Avoiding the Futility of Suggestion Systems

Mark Graban Jan 27, 2016 1
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Burris has a new article on the Harvard Business Review website: “Employee Suggestion Schemes Don’t Have to Be…

Giving Thanks for Lean, Kaizen, and Improvement (& A New Chapter from Paul…

Mark Graban Nov 24, 2015 1
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Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, so I'm going to take the rest of the week off (and many of you…

Trying Too Hard to Force Innovation (or Kaizen) Can Backfire

Mark Graban Oct 6, 2015 4
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The W. Edwards Deming Institute posted a video of Kevin Cahill, a grandson of Dr. Deming, welcoming people to the…

Gemba in the NICU: More Notes from our “Kaizen Live” Experience at…

Mark Graban May 19, 2015 2
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In my first post about the on-site Kaizen learning experience at Franciscan St. Francis Health, an event I…

Some Highlights from Last Week’s “Kaizen Live” Event at…

Mark Graban Apr 27, 2015 1
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Last Wednesday and Thursday, I collaborated with Joe Swartz and a countless number of his colleagues to host 24…

10 More Reasons to Come See Kaizen at Franciscan St. Francis Health This April

Mark Graban Mar 31, 2015 1
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You Still Have Time to Register Update -- you can also learn more and register for our April 2016 event via…

#Throwback Thursday: Creating the New American Hospital

Mark Graban Mar 19, 2015 1
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Today's Throwback Thursday is a look back at a 1993 book that I purchased in 2011 on somebody's…

10 Ways That Lean Concepts Respect & Support Healthcare Staff

Mark Graban Mar 10, 2015 4
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Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea…

Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys

Mark Graban Mar 9, 2015 0
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As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about.…

Kaizen: Giving Seven Days’ Grace on a New Idea [Video]

Mark Graban Mar 4, 2015 1
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Here's another video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. See…
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