Tag: Kaizen
Learning Jazz (and Lean?): Imitate, Integrate, Innovate
Although I don't get to play much anymore, I used to be a pretty serious drummer (I almost said "musician," but that invites jokes...
Elon Musk Wrongly Pooh-Poohs Process as a Substitute for Thinking
I've always been intrigued by entrepreneur (and billionaire) Elon Musk. He founded PayPal (which I have used for over ten years), founded SpaceX (which...
KaiNexus Update – User Badges & Sharing Improvements Widely
The team at KaiNexus (where I am the "chief improvement officer") is always improving. I want to share a few of these improvements, as...
KaiNexus Education Video #6 – Improve Continually
Here is the sixth in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am on the management team. We...
Guest Post: Kaizen and Passion
Mark's note: Today's guest post is from a friend of mine from The Netherlands. I had a chance to visit Marc and his hospital...
How Do You Find a Lean Healthcare Person?
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is from a great friend of mine and this blog, Dean Bliss, of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Check out...
Guest Post: Kaizen’s Test for the Best
Today's guest post is by Duke Rohe, a Quality Improvement Education Consultant at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. I know Duke from...
Guest Post: The Tides of Change
Mark's note: Ankit Patel is a returning guest blogger and a good friend in the world of Lean and Lean Healthcare. Check out his...
Guest Post: Reports of Kaizen’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Mark's note: Today's vacation post is from my good friend Dan Markovitz, who normally blogs here. Listen to my podcasts with him here...
Notes from the 2012 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, Day One
Yesterday was an outstanding day at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts - my first time attending and speaking at this event....
Stuff I’m Reading: September 21, 2012
The list of stuff I've read and wanted to blog about has grown... that inventory becomes this post. Here are links to some varied...
More Improvement Requires Less “Change Management”?
As I worked on co-authoring Healthcare Kaizen, I dove deeper into my study of "kaizen" practices and mindsets, revisiting many core books on kaizen...
