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A Trip to the Dentist That You’ll Enjoy
At AME's annual conference in Covington, KY, two weeks ago, Sami Bahri used his book, Follow the Learner, to base a great one hour keynote,…
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Advice from the Gemba: How Do People Accidentally Make Change Unsustainable?
The only thing tougher than change is SUSTAINING change, we often hear. But does sustaining change need to be SO hard? Is it naturally and…
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Coach Says: What Do You Think?
We will soon host our first summit devoted to the topic of coaching, an event that marks the importance of this topic to lean practice.…
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The Essence of Developing People and Yourself
Jane Delaney is the CEO of a medium sized software company in the UK. As her company faces crisis upon crisis she finds herself forced…
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Do andons apply to software development?
Dear Gemba Coach: I work in software development, and I really don’t see how andon applies – what am I missing?
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If lean is valid in all situations doesn't that make it an ideology?
Dear Gemba Coach: Is lean really valid in all situations? That sounds like ideology to me!
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Art of Lean on Problem-Solving, Part 2: Lessons From NBA Coaches
In the second part of his series on problem-solving, Art Smalley gets a clean steal from the world of coaching in NBA basketball, examining how…
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Case Study
How a Hospital's Adoption of Lean Thinking Led to Standard-Setting Quality Achievements
A hospital in Argentina leveraged the power of lean thinking to enhance patient care significantly during the pandemic, earning internationally renowned accreditations.
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Why We Are a Nonprofit (And How You Can Benefit)
Every month I get calls and emails from folks thinking the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) is a consulting business and wanting to hire a sensei.…
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Value-Stream Mapping and Toyota Kata: Navigating to Your Desired Future
The video discusses utilizing Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to establish direction and Toyota Kata to develop the necessary skills for moving from the current to…
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The Truth Lies in the Lies of Fiction
Twenty years ago, while flying to a final vacation before the onset of children, I found myself reading Eli Goldratt's The Goal. It was a great…
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Glad That I Asked You
About 400 of you responded with excellent suggestions for the final "Learning Session" for the upcoming LEI Lean Transformation Summit. As you will recall, every…
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Unique Industries Continue to Share and Learn from their Common Challenges: Fall 2017 LPPD Learning Group Activity
The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) organized the second Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) Learning Group event of 2017, which brought together the diverse industries…
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The "Playbook" of Sustaining Change
In a world where most lean transformations fail, what can we do to learn from others' mistakes and help our own transformations succeed? After 30…
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And You Forgot About Overproduction
John Shook discusses waste - specifically, overproduction
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So, what are you going to do about it?
What a year for global supply chains! It started quietly, with a few leading firms taking the lead in reintegrating hopelessly disintegrated supply lines. Then…
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Research, Reflections, and Challenges: John Shook's Closing Keynote of 2016
At the end of every Lean Transformation Summit, Lean Enterprise Institute Chairman and CEO John Shook gives his traditional closing keynote. He shares his observations…
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Top misconceptions of the Lean movement, according to founder Jim Womack
The fall of 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the movement, noted managaement expert Jim Womack during the annual AME conference. The movement still is…
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Reflecting to Learn: Takeaways and Reflections on the A3 Process
In the wake of yesterday's interview with Mr. Isao Yoshino on the roots of the A3 process at Toyota, LEI Chairman and CEO John Shook…
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Fighting Poverty with Lean Product & Process Design at MIT D-Lab
D-Lab at MIT is using lean product and process design to help solve problems in the developing world, and are truly making the world a…
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