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Dr. Deming on Why Improvement Stalls Out, Today’s Hospital Patient Safety...

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Line Charts vs. Column Charts: Which Works Better for Lean Metrics?

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Why Red-Green Charts Mislead Leaders: Understanding Variation the Deming and Wheeler...

Mark Graban - September 2, 2014 17

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The Book That Changed Me: Understanding Variation by Donald J. Wheeler

Mark Graban - November 20, 2013 3

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14 Is the Magic Number: How Deming’s 14 Points Align with...

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Jack Benedict on Before “Just Culture,” There Was NUMMI: Learning Instead of BlamingFebruary 25, 2026
While reading this blog post I found it very interesting how NUMMI is explained. The author discusses that NUMMI results…
William Brew on When “AI Improvement” Adds Waste Instead of Value: A Hotel Valet ExampleFebruary 24, 2026
One takeaway I have from this article is that, as stated, adding technology does not always add value. Adding the…
Zachary Capen on Daily Healthcare Kaizen: Real Examples of Small Improvements That Make a DifferenceFebruary 23, 2026
This post highlights how important daily kaizen practices are in making small improvement so that you don't have to make…
William Brew on Ray Zinn on Learning from Mistakes — and Why “Fail Fast, Fail Often” Misses the PointFebruary 10, 2026
I love how this post talks about why "fail fast, fail often" can be misleading. The blog states that the…
Mark Graban on When 5S Goes Wrong: A Funny but Painful Lesson in Bad Lean Office PracticesFebruary 9, 2026
Thanks for sharing that example, Zachary. A checklist should indeed be a helpful tool, not a burden.

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