Tag: Video
This Commercial is Not Exactly the “Five Whys”
If you're watching college football bowls or the NFL playoffs, it's hard not to see this commercial from DirecTV. It's not exactly the reverse...
Video Podcast #17 – Lean Blog Q&A: Standardized Work
Not long ago, I asked readers for questions that could be addressed in audio or video podcasts.
I received this question that I'm addressing in...
KaiNexus Education Video #4 – Working Toward “Yes” in Kaizen
Here is the fourth short, simple Kaizen education video from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am the Chief Improvement Officer.
New KaiNexus “Explainer Video” & Company Update
Regular readers know that I have been working for a software startup, KaiNexus, as we announced in June, in addition to my writing, consulting...
ASQ Member Videos on Quality, Their Careers, and Their Lives
As mentioned in Monday's post with Podcast #131 (Paul Borawski, CEO of the American Society for Quality), ASQ had a contest where members could...
KaiNexus Education Video #3 – Eliminating Waste & NVA
Here is the third short, simple Kaizen education video from KaiNexus. We are embedding these videos into our web-based software, to provide short tips and hints...
Kaizen for Kids
Paul Akers, the President of FastCap is a great advocate for staff-driven kaizen (or improvement) ideas in the workplace. Paul and his company bring...
Dwight’s Doomsday Defect Prevention Device on “The Office”
On last Thursday's episode of The Office, Dwight Schrute installed a software system that he called an "accountability booster," aka the "doomsday device," as...
KaiNexus Education Video #2 – Focus on Processes, not People
Charity Auction Update - the total raised in the round 1 auctions = $951.37 (plus $40 in Amazon affiliate fees from people buying items...
Lean Healthcare featured on PBS Nightly Business Report
Friday night's PBS program the Nightly Business Report had a nice feature on the use of Lean at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downer's Grove,...
The Positive Trend of “Lean Design” of the Space & Processes...
It's been nice to see the "lean design" approach taking hold in healthcare over the past few years. I think the first book on...
A Funny Louie C.K. “Whys” Video
Thanks to Jamie Flinchbaugh for sending this funny video my way. It's the comedian Louis C.K. in his show "Louie" (or maybe it's from...