Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?”
When we have really sticky, complicated problems (like the widespread healthcare patient safety and quality…
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Lessons from Brett Favre on Permission and Innovation
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…
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…
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,…
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)
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
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
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Joining me today for Episode #204 is Paul Plsek (@PaulPlsek) and we're talking about…
What People Say is Their “Biggest Challenge Related to Innovation and…
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
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
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
Continuing my participation on TheLeanEdge.org, I answered a new question about Lean and innovation.
My answer…