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.
I’m really excited to host and moderate the latest webinar in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series, which will be presented by my friend Elizabeth Chase from the City of Frisco, Texas. Elizabeth is a librarian and Material Services Manager…
2024 Update: A new April Fool’s Post for KaiNexus… or is it? The Rediscovered Origins of KaiNexus: A 1980s Video Game The Full Collection of Previous Posts: Here’s a collection of my April Fool’s Day posts and pranks from previous…
Developing Coaching Skills: Mine, Yours, Ours VIEW NOW I’m excited to be hosting and moderating a new webinar that’s part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series, to be presented by Tracy Defoe, an adult educator specializing in learning at…
TL;DR: Continuous improvement only takes root when psychological safety and problem-solving exist together. Leaders who replace blame with learning unlock better performance, innovation, and results. “At least two of the major things that are required for continuous improvement to take…
As a previous keynote speaker at this event, and as a friend and colleague of KaiNexus CEO Dr. Greg Jacobson, I was very excited to learn that he will be one of the keynote speakers at next week’s event. It’s…
I’m excited to be hosting and moderating a new webinar that’s part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series, to be presented by Ed Pound, the managing director of the Operations Science Institute. The free webinar is titled “Apply Operations…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregory H. Jacobson, M.D., a co-founder and the CEO of KaiNexus. Greg, also a practicing emergency medicine physician…
I was excited to host and moderate this recent webinar on January 17th at 1 pm ET. Register using the link below to view the recording of the session–it’s free: A Poka-Yoke Primer: Mistake-Proofing and Error Reduction It was presented…
Being “right” is often the wrong strategy for change. Sustainable Lean change happens when leaders shift from telling people what to do to engaging them through questions, empathy, and motivation–using approaches like motivational interviewing to help people choose change rather…
I’m happy to have hosted a webinar that was presented by Stephanie Hill from KaiNexus, on December 5th at 1 pm. It’s titled: Engaging Senior Leaders to Accelerate Your Continuous Improvement Program You can now register to view the recording.…
I’m happy to have hosted another session in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series. Learn more and view the recording here: No More Flavor of the Month! Learn How To Deliver Sustainable Change It was presented by D. Lynn Kelley,…
I’m happy to have hosted and moderated another webinar in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series. On October 17th, my friend Colleen Soppelsa presented: The Importance of Trust in Continuous Improvement Register now to view the recording. I met Colleen…
