Tag: Video

This Commercial is Not Exactly the “Five Whys”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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...