Tag: Japan Tour

Just over a week ago, I got back from Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip. It was amazing! I have so much to write about...

I'm thrilled to be back in Japan for the first time in five years. Today is the start of Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip...

Twelve years later, I realized I had already met the legendary Toyota leader on my very first Lean trip to Japan. Here's what I...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #504 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson, author of...

The other day, Katie Anderson and I did a livestream about her November Lean study trip to Japan. I'm going with her in November....

I'm excited to announce that I've registered for Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip in November!Between 2012 and 2019, I visited Japan five times, and...

tl;dr summary: Two Japanese hospitals have improved patient safety by combining Toyota's problem-solving methods with a culture of psychological safety. By making it safe...

Typically, the customer (or supplier) icon in classic Lean "Value Stream Mapping" looks like a factory. Well, it looks like what might appear to be...

Monday was the first day of my fifth Lean study trip to Japan. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to once again visit a Toyota...

tl;dr: Toyota's Takaoka #2 line shows how flexibility and Kaizen go hand-in-hand. With rapid, low-cost changeovers, worker-driven improvements, and a focus on customer needs,...

When most organizations talk about Lean, they start with the tools. When Toyota talks about Lean, they start with people. On my last trip to Japan,...

I had a great time and learned so much as a guest of Honsha and their Executive Development Mission trip to Japan in October....