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KaiNexus: Supporting a Culture of Continuous Improvement

KaiNexus is a platform designed to support continuous improvement—but tools alone never create culture. This archive brings together blog posts, reflections, and webinar conversations exploring how KaiNexus is used to reinforce leadership behaviors, psychological safety, daily improvement, and learning across healthcare, manufacturing, and knowledge work.

I share these reflections both as a practitioner and as a Senior Advisor to KaiNexus, focusing on what helps organizations build better systems—not solely on software features.

Warning: Signs! Mistake-Proofing Is More Effective Than Warnings

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At the 2024 KaiNexicon (the KaiNexus user conference), I gave a talk called "Warning: Signs! From Cautionary Commands to Proactive Prevention" -- a tour...

Eric Dickson on Building a Management System That Produced 200,000 Ideas...

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Dr. Eric Dickson spent the early part of his leadership career telling people what to do. It nearly cost him everything. What he built...

Ask Karen Martin Anything on Operational Excellence: A KaiNexus Webinar

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Karen Martin is one of those people I've been lucky to know and learn from for a long time. She's been a guest on...

Digital Support for a Culture of Improvement: A Reflection on Electrolux...

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In a webinar I hosted with Sandro Casagrande from Electrolux, we reflected on the 20-year evolution of their Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS). One of...

Unlock the Power of Leadership: A Preview of the Electrolux Manufacturing...

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KaiNexus recently hosted a webinar I was especially looking forward to: "Unlock the Power of Leadership: The Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS) Way," presented by...

Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change, with Tracy O’Rourke [KaiNexus Webinar]

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Change is hard. Even when a process is painful, people often seem more comfortable sticking with the status quo than embracing improvement. So what can...

KaiNexus Values: How a Startup Built a Culture That Scales (and...

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A lot of companies "define" their values by gathering the leadership team in a room, tossing around words like "integrity" or "excellence," and selecting...

Breaking Through Cultural Friction: Respect for People and Sustainable Performance

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When organizations struggle to sustain Lean transformation, people often look first at tools, training, or tactics. But more often than not, the real obstacle...

Driving a Culture of Patient Safety: Lessons for Healthcare and Beyond

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Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webinar titled "Driving a Culture of Transforming Patient Safety with KaiNexus" featuring leaders from Our Lady...

Preview: Driving a Culture of Accountability – Transforming Patient Safety with...

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One of the most powerful elements of continuous improvement is the ability to learn from each other across organizations--even across industries. That's one of...

KaiNexTips: Finally, a Tipping Point for Continuous Improvement?

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We tip for coffee. We tip at salons. We (somehow) tip at self-checkout kiosks now. So... why not tip for Kaizen (continuous improvement) activity? At...

Building Momentum with KaiNexicon: My Conversation with Greg Jacobson

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I recently had one of those conversations that leaves you feeling energized and full of fresh ideas. On the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement podcast, I...
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