Tag: Problem Solving

Guest Post: The Chain of Improvement

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is from  Dr. Mark Jaben. I first met Mark in person at  Cindy Jimmerson's Lean Healthcare West conference in...

PDSA Video from IHI

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It's alphabet soup Saturday, as this IHI PDSA video comes from a PhD, Robert Lloyd. A great basic overview (or refresher course) for anyone...

10 Key Lean Mindsets for Healthcare

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I really enjoyed having the chance to be in Cincinnati yesterday to participate in a Lean Healthcare workshop put on by TechSolve, a non-profit...

Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books

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Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...

Reader Question: Support and “First Responders” for Healthcare Professionals

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Here is a new reader question from Steve Palmreuter in Michigan. He raises a topic that I've been thinking about lately, so I'm happy...

Reader Question: Rapid Response Teams (Oops, We Don’t Have the Items)

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I received an email from a reader that I'm sharing and commenting on with permission. "Dear Mark: I am a lean coordinator for a manufacturing...

A First-Person Lean Leadership Story from John Toussaint, MD

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I've had the pleasure to work with Dr. John Toussaint, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, over the past year.  John's...

Guest Post: What Makes a Successful Lean Environment?

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Mark's note: Today's post is from a relatively new friend of my blog, introduced initially through our mutual friend, Jamie Flinchbaugh. Ankit Patel, today's...

Guest Post: Lean Lessons from the Non Profit World

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Mark's note: I consider myself very fortunate to have met Patrick Anderson during my journeys in the Lean world. Patrick is the executive director...

It’s All The Same – Leadership Challenges and Organizational Dynamics

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I was able to have a chat with Eric Ries yesterday as we were recording some video of him answering some follow up questions...

Notes on a Talk by Eric Ries at MIT on “Lean...

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One of my goals for the next few weeks is to catch up on blogging about some great speakers I've seen recently. Coming soon,...

Everyone a Problem Solver?

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A phrase I keep hearing more of in the Lean world, even at a few hospitals is that leaders want "everyone to be a...
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