The One Word I Kept Hearing at Wineries in Spain and France Mark Graban Jul 23, 2019 0 Blog I'll get right to it. The word: "Experiment." Well, I also heard "experiments" and "experimenting," but you!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?” Mark Graban Jun 6, 2019 1 Audio When we have really sticky, complicated problems (like the widespread healthcare patient safety and quality!-->…
Lessons from Brett Favre on Permission and Innovation Mark Graban Jan 11, 2019 11 Blog It's a big week for American football. Monday was the College Football Playoff championship game. Alabama, led by!-->…
Why We Should All Consider Eric Ries’s “Employee’s Bill of… Mark Graban Oct 19, 2017 8 Blog As you might know from episode #290 of my podcast with Eric Ries on Monday, his new book was released on Tuesday: …
Imitation as a Path to Innovation… If You Know What to Copy… Mark Graban Jun 15, 2017 0 Audio At the recent Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, there were thought provoking presentations... and we had many…
#TBT: Part 2, A Year of KaiNexus Webinars, July through December, Lean, Change,… Mark Graban Dec 8, 2016 0 Blog Following up on last week's post where I shared KaiNexus webinars from the first half of the year.... Again, one…
Updates: NICU Innovation, Labs, MLB Netting, VA Waiting (and Cheating) Mark Graban Apr 20, 2016 0 Audio I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining…
Trying Too Hard to Force Innovation (or Kaizen) Can Backfire Mark Graban Oct 6, 2015 4 Blog The W. Edwards Deming Institute posted a video of Kevin Cahill, a grandson of Dr. Deming, welcoming people to the…
Podcast #204 – Paul Plsek, Lean & Innovation at Virginia Mason Mark Graban Jul 17, 2014 0 Blog MP3 File (run time 34:37) Joining me today for Episode #204 is Paul Plsek (@PaulPlsek) and we're!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
What People Say is Their “Biggest Challenge Related to Innovation and… Mark Graban Jul 2, 2014 0 Blog Yesterday's post was about some of our work at KaiNexus and today's post is hosted over on the KaiNexus Blog:…
Failure Is Indeed an Option if We’re Trying New Things Mark Graban May 13, 2014 5 Blog If we're trying new things, there are bound to be "failures." If our leaders want guaranteed success, we won't be…
Dilbert’s Boss Clumsily Asks for Big Billion Dollar Ideas Mark Graban May 8, 2014 5 Blog Sunday's Dilbert strip presented a scene where the Pointy Haired Boss asks Dilbert and his colleague for big…
New Post on ‘The Lean Edge’ – Lean and Innovation Mark Graban May 12, 2010 1 Blog Continuing my participation on TheLeanEdge.org, I answered a new question about Lean and innovation. My answer…