Is “Kaizen” a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Mariners? Mark Graban Apr 18, 2019 2 Blog Here is an interesting article that a few people pointed me toward the other day about the Seattle Mariners team: !-->!-->…
“So why are you here in Japan?” Kaizen, Popularity, Fads, and… Mark Graban Mar 14, 2018 0 Blog Monday, I blogged about the sushi-making class I took on my last Sunday in Japan. Later that same Sunday, I did a…
Lean as Redesign and Continuous Improvement, for Organizations or a Blog Mark Graban Jan 30, 2017 0 Blog Lean sometimes gets, I think, an unfair rap that it’s only a method for incremental improvement. See this article,…
#KaizenLive – Our Optional Kaizen Intro Class & Lessons Learned Mark Graban Apr 5, 2016 0 Blog This week, Joe Swartz (pictured at left) and I are running a "Kaizen Live" workshop at his main hospital,…
My Visit to the Toyota Tsutsumi Plant, Part 1 Mark Graban Jan 20, 2015 4 Audio I've been overdue in writing more posts about our Japan tour that took place two months ago now. See previous posts…
Putting Up Signs and Shooting Down Ideas Mark Graban Jan 20, 2015 12 Audio A friend sent me a link to this article, "7 cultural concepts we don't have in the U.S.," and he told me to…