Tag: Japan

The ideas, principles, and methods that we'd recognize as "Lean" aren't exclusively of Japanese origin. Many of us, myself included, draw inspiration from Toyota,...

This tweet and photo made me chuckle the other day... If it's "your right" or "your left" as you're going up or down the stairs,...

I'll be blogging a lot more about my recent trip to Japan with Kaizen Institute, including the site visits and our lessons learned. I had...

One question I was asked to ask during my Japan trip was to see if "Quality Circles" are still active in Japanese companies. I...

We just finished our second day of our Kaizen Institute Japan Lean Tour and it's been great so far. Follow us via the hashtag...

Tomorrow, I'm leaving for Japan and I'll be with Kaizen Institute for our second Lean healthcare study tour (see a PDF about the trip). We have...

You might remember that I partnered with Kaizen Institute about two years ago to do their first "Lean Healthcare Study Tour" to Japan. I...

In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study mission. It was...

I've really enjoyed reading the book The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality that was published last year. I think this link will...

My guest for episode #186 is my friend Jon Miller, CEO of Kaizen Institute and a long-time blogger at Gemba Panta Rei. Today, we're...

The year is 1981. A Major League Baseball strike interrupts the season. We're in the midst of the Cold War. President Reagan is shot....

I've been going back through my notes and pictures from my first trip to Japan in November... my goal is to blog about something or...