Tag: Video
Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People
When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and the article "Cubicle, Sweet...
Lean Blog Week in Review #4 – September 26, 2010
Here is the latest in my "Week in Review" series for the week ending 9/26/10, featuring stories about a Toyota tour, a Don Berwick...
Some Cool Video Technology for Standardized Work & Error Proofing
I recently ran across a Michigan startup company called OPS Solutions that has some interesting technology that could be applied in many settings for...
Lean Blog Week in Review #2 – September 12, 2010
Here's my second attempt at the Lean Blog Week in Review video. Thanks to those who gave feedback about the first. This new one...
Lean Blog Week in Review #1 – September 4, 2010
This is a new experiment, the "Lean Blog Week in Review." Let me know what you think. Ideally, I would do these each week,...
The Paradox of Green: Why Simply Giving New Recycling Bins Is...
My city in Texas signed a contract with a new trash/waste company that starts on September 1st. The new bin is green (pictured at...
Weekend Fun: Beer Kaizen Parody Video
Props to KCOE for the spot-on parody video of Bruce Hamilton's legendary Toast KAIZEN": Introduction to Lean Principles DVD. Even if you just watch...
Weekend Fun: Depiction of the Lack of Hospital “5S”
One wouldn't expect to find a depiction of a hospital setting with poor "5S" practices on the show Family Guy - of course, depending...
New Book: “Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig”
One of the people I've been fortunate to meet in the last year is Dave deBronkart, aka "e-Patient Dave." I saw e-PD present at...
Video Podcast #11 – Norman Bodek, “How to Do Kaizen” Part...
Video #11 features Norman Bodek talking about some of the ideas in his most recent book, How to do Kaizen: A new path to...
Two Extreme Sides to Every Story in Politics *and* Lean??
This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at least...
A Lean Healthcare Intro Video
A few weeks back, I was given the chance to preview a Lean Healthcare intro video from a Wisconsin firm called Optima. The video...