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Lean Product Design and AI Bring Comfort and Smiles to Children and Seniors in Hospitals
Meet Robin, the empathetic robot designed with Lean Product and Process Development, AI, and robotics to bring comfort and companionship…
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LEI Survey Reveals Management Structures and Outcomes
Explore key insights from our recent survey, including how organizations are applying lean practices, the prevalence of management systems, and…
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Leveraging AI to Transform Conference Documentation: An Experiment in AI-Assisted Proceedings Generation
This article is the fifth in a series exploring the key insights and discussions from the recent Future of People…
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Driving Strategic Alignment and Daily Improvement: a Conversation with GE Appliances Executive Marcia Brey
In this edition of The Management Brief, Mark Reich sits down with Marcia Brey to discuss her 30-year career with…
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The Value of Key Performance Indicators in a Lean Transformation
We all know to watch out for key performance indicators (KPIs) in the workplace - but are you tracking the…
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The Long Journey to Lean Management
Jim Womack introduces Daily Management to Execute Strategy, offering insights into building sustainable lean enterprises by bridging top-down goals with…
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Hoshin Kanri Ensures Frontline Problem-Solving within Lean Management
In this edition of The Management Brief, Mark Reich explains how hoshin kanri links strategic goals with frontline problem-solving, creating…
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Redesigning Patient Pathways: a Conversation with Dr. Carlos Frederico Pinto
In this episode of the WLEI Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Carlos Frederico Pinto (aka Dr. Fred), a medical oncologist…
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Introduction to Daily Management to Execute Strategy
Editor's note: The following is the complete introduction to Daily Management to Execute Strategy.
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Solving Loneliness in Hospitals with AI and Robotics: a Conversation with Karen Khachikyan and Mineh Badmagharian
In this episode of the WLEI podcast, LEI speaks with Karen Khachikyan and Mineh Badmagharian, creators of Robin, an AI-powered…
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Foreword to Daily Management to Execute Strategy
Read John Shook's full foreword to Daily Management to Execute Strategy, where he explores the essential principles of lean thinking…
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Refreshing Lean: Attracting the Next Generation of Practitioners
This article is the fifth in a series exploring the key insights and discussions from the recent Future of People…
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