I hope you’ll join me and a lot of Lean friends at the 2012 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, to be held in Worcester, MA September 25 and 26. I’m honored to be part of a great program (PDF), with keynote…
I’m here at the Shingo Prize conference for the second year in a row. Lots of good networking and talks I’ll share a few quotes and highlights, along with a picture of my friend and sometimes guest blogger, Adam Zak.…
In this post, I’m going to tell you about some upcoming Lean events I’m involved in – planning, producing, or participating. Eric Ries “Lean Startups” Webinar for LEI Shingo Prize Conference Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit I think these will all…
Episode 84 is audio from Video Podcast #10 (available on YouTube). This is a conversation with Karl Wadensten, President of VIBCO, a manufacturer in Wyoming, R.I. and host of the now-retired radio program The Lean Nation. Karl shares the remarkable…
Dear Lean Blog readers, I have an exciting opportunity here for a lucky reader. Gwendolyn Galsworth is author of outstanding books on visual management, including Visual Workplace, Visual Thinking: Creating Enterprise Excellence Through the Technologies of the Visual Workplace, and…
Mistake-proofing expert Martin Hinckley joins the podcast to explain why traditional inspection methods can’t catch rare mistakes — and what it actually takes to eliminate them. We cover the difference between mistakes and variation, the real meaning of poka-yoke, and…
Some of you might remember me advertising a “Lean Lunch” gathering here in the Dallas area. Well, we had that yesterday, with some great discussion and networking about Lean. We had four different industries represented, but it goes to show…
A sampling of unsolicited quotes from readers: “I read your blog on a periodic basis, and enjoy your insights.” – Management Engineer/Planning (Hospital System, Utah) “I wanted to thank you for indirectly making a meeting with Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth possible.…
Visual-Lean Institute Forums ~ View Forum Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, a very popular guest on my Podcast, has a new web forum focused on visual management and “visuality.” It’s a new forum and, as I know with my LeanBoard, it can…
