“So why are you here in Japan?” Kaizen, Popularity, Fads, and…
Monday, I blogged about the sushi-making class I took on my last Sunday in Japan. Later that same Sunday, I did a…
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Lean as Redesign and Continuous Improvement, for Organizations or a 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
This week, Joe Swartz (pictured at left) and I are running a "Kaizen Live" workshop at his main hospital,…
Looking back at the Toyota Tsutsumi plant tour, part 1
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
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…
Good Ideas, Lean Ideas, Keep Crossing the Pacific
The ideas, principles, and methods that we'd recognize as "Lean" aren't exclusively of Japanese origin. Many of us,…
The Kaizen Approach to Getting Others Comfortable with Sushi
I'll be blogging a lot more about my recent trip to Japan with Kaizen Institute, including the site visits and our…
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Konichiwa from Nagoya!
Starting today, we have a group of 18 people here in Japan, including 13 doctors, some…
A Visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health: A Workforce “Unleashed” by…
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and his colleagues…
The Truth About Data and PDSA/PDCA from a Toyota Publication
Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want…
How Do You Share & Spread Ideas? Plus a @KaiNexus Update
It has been right about three years since I was introduced to Dr. Greg Jacobson via a reader of this blog. It was…
Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson on Continuous Improvement
There's a great piece, currently available for free on the HBR website, about continuous improvement:
The…
Japan Trip: Going to Gemba and Seeing 5S at a Japanese Hospital
I've been going back through my notes and pictures from my first trip to Japan in November... my goal is blog about…
Guest Post – Words Matter: Why I Prefer PDSA over PDCA
Mark's note -- today's guest post is by my friend Karen Martin, my guest for Podcast #151 where we talked about…
Start 2013 with “The Spirit of Kaizen”
As we enter the new year, it's a great time to reflect back on 2012 - what worked and what didn't work... what do…
Guest Post: Kaizen and Passion
Mark's note: Today's guest post is from a friend of mine from The Netherlands. I had a chance to visit Marc and his…
Guest Post: Reports of Kaizen’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Mark's note: Today's vacation post is from my good friend Dan Markovitz, who normally blogs here. Listen to my…
Updates on Japan Lean Healthcare Study Trip – November 2012
I first blogged about the possibility in March - doing a weeklong study trip to Japan with Lean Healthcare…