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Pi Day: Exploring the Intersection of Science and Dessert
In recognition of Pi Day, think about how you might inspire future generations to pursue careers in science and technology…
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Boost the Power of PDCA By Tackling the Challenge of Self-Awareness
While PDCA is the engine of lean discovery, argues Mike Orzen, building self-awareness into this scientific method truly unlocks the…
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Achieve Your Deeper Goals Through Daily Work With Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin kanri is a living process of planning, testing ideas, adapting, and learning, says Jeff Liker, in which people work…
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Why We Believe Questions Accelerate Learning
The key to achieving better outcomes over time is to develop the vital skill of asking questions designed to spur…
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How To Fold a T-Shirt: TWI Job Instruction
In this updated video from the 2013 LEI archive, Josh Howell demonstrates and explains the Training Within Industry Job Instruction…
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Adopt a 5S Mindset to Sustain Your Lean Work
Focusing everyone on “housekeeping” is one of the most powerful mechanisms for empowering team members and driving sustainment of any…
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How to Breakdown a Complex Challenge for A3 Problem-solving
At some point, every lean practitioner struggles with a problem that seems too complex to put the problem statement, analysis,…
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Bad People or A Bad Process?
Standing in a nightmare of a line at the airport prompted Jim Womack to reflect on this problem, and conclude…
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Why Lean Thinkers Should Ground Their Work in Sustainability
There's a solid case for implementing green thinking just as there's one for implementing lean thinking. The challenge, but more…
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Steady Work Shares Practical Ways to Create Quality Enterprise For All
Karen Gaudet's Steady Work is the story of a leader helping teams develop steady work to help them get through…
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How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Teaching Embodies Lean Thinking
What can we learn about lean thinking from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Christopher D. Chapman explains.
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Exploring the Continued Relevance of Lean with Womack, Jones, Gaudet, and Others in a Best-of Podcast
The global pandemic coupled with profound structural economic shifts are two daunting challenges reinforcing the need for a powerful method…
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