Tag: Kaizen
Fear, Lies, Failure, and Success (and Laughs) on the Show “Silicon...
I love the show "Silicon Valley" and I just "binge watched" all ten episodes of Season 2 while traveling home from vacation. A few...
Back from Vacation – Digital Detox Tips & Webinar Tomorrow on...
I'm back from two weeks of vacation and I'm going to ease back into social media and the blog, which includes a free webinar...
Kaizen Hints from Heloise, or, If Kaizen is Common Sense, Why...
I'm a big nerd in that I love reading newspapers basically cover to cover. I'm a nerd in many ways, I guess. You don't...
How Would You Respond to This Kaizen Idea? Which of These...
When I teach about Kaizen and continuous improvement, I try to use scenarios and cases to help people think through how they would respond...
A Lean Guy Reads the Boston Papers: Facts, Respect, and Baseball...
My wife and I were in Boston over the weekend, as it was her fifth reunion from her MIT master's program. I'm also an...
Podcast #223 – Christian Wolcott, Lean Trips to Japan with Kaizen...
My guest for podcast episode #223 is Christian Wolcott, a senior advisor and director of Kaizen Institute North America and their director for Japan...
Gemba in the NICU: More Notes from our “Kaizen Live” Experience...
In my first post about the on-site Kaizen learning experience at Franciscan St. Francis Health, an event I came to call "Kaizen Live," I...
Are There Any Hospitals That Should NOT Try Lean or Kaizen?
I was asked an interesting and thought-provoking question the other day:
"Are there any hospitals where you'd suggest not trying to adopt Lean or situations...
How this Kaizen Prevents New Moms From Feeling Like They’re Being...
I wanted to share a recent Kaizen improvement story that I heard from a hospital.
Great things can happen when we:
Listen to our patients
Take action...
What Can a 10 Month Old Child Teach Us About Focus,...
Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same Lean healthcare study trip to...
Some Highlights from Last Week’s “Kaizen Live” Event at Franciscan St....
Last Wednesday and Thursday, I collaborated with Joe Swartz and a countless number of his colleagues to host 24 visitors from different health systems (and...
Franciscan Kaizen Video #7: From Kaizen to Innovation in the NICU
Today and tomorrow are the days for our first on-site Kaizen experience at Franciscan St. Francis. I'll be sharing things on Twitter (@MarkGraban) and...















