Tag: Kaizen
Jess Orr on What She Learned by Leaving Toyota
Last week was our fifth annual KaiNexus User Conference (or "KaiNexicon" as we now call it).
One of our keynote speakers was Jess Orr, a...
Maybe “Just Do Its” Should be Called “Just PDSA Its”?
In the practice of Lean and continuous improvement, people often describe small improvements as "Just Do Its." Maybe they should be called "Just Do...
Lean Lesson: Don’t Get Crushed Because of Bad Standardized Work
There are variations out there of graphics that are meant to illustrate how Standardized Work and Kaizen fit together. Kaizen is often articulated or...
When Problems are Hidden in Kudos: From Celebrations to Root Cause...
I want to give credit to my friend and colleague Tony Milian for the idea that prompted this blog post. Tony and I used...
Podcast #348 — Cinnamon Dixon, Tiered Huddles at Cleveland Clinic
Our guest today for Episode 348 is Cinnamon Dixon, Director Of Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic. I interviewed her for the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement...
Podcast #346 — Mark Ryan, Transformation, Kaizen, and Management at Franciscan...
Joining me for Episode 346 of the podcast is Mark Ryan, a Transformation Coach and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at Franciscan Health.
Mark will...
Applying Lean and Kaizen at Chick-fil-A with David B. Reid, P.E....
Joining me for Episode #344 is David Reid, a mechanical engineer whose career has taken him from improvement work at Michelin Tire, to being...
Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This...
Registration is open for "Kaizen Live!" -- the 2019 edition.
Joe Swartz and I are excited to announce that we are hosting the fourth site...
Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen
This is an interesting article:
Inside Toyota's Takaoka #2 Line: The Most Flexible Line In The World
I had a chance to visit the 'Takaoka #1"...
Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?”
When we have really sticky, complicated problems (like the widespread healthcare patient safety and quality problems), I think it's interesting to think about problems...
When Having a Process Improvement Idea Means You’re Weak?
I guess I'm wired for improvement. Or, it's just become a habit. Or, it's both.
I celebrate moments when I can identify an opportunity for...
Is “Kaizen” a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Mariners?
Here is an interesting article that a few people pointed me toward the other day about the Seattle Mariners team:
Mariners Sunday mailbag: Explaining the...
