Tag: Eric Ries

“Why?” Not “Who?” Fixing Systems, Not Blaming Workers

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Today's post is the first contribution from Shrikant Kalegaonkar, a frequent commenter here on the blog, LinkedIn, and Twitter. We had a chance to meet in Austin last year and I appreciate his shared interests in Lean, statistical process control (ala Deming and Wheeler), and quality improvement. He initiated this piece and I ended up collaborating with him on it. I hope it sparks some healthy discussion...

A Powerful Message from Toyota’s President, Akio Toyoda: No Best, Only...

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In today's post, I share and write about this message from Akio Toyoda that was posted online: “Making Ever-better Cars and Human Resource Development: The Forces That Power Sustainable Growth“

The Collection of My Posts That Previewed #LeanStartupWeek

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Today is the start of the main two days of 2017's Lean Startup Week event. I'm presenting tomorrow and doing the Red Bead Experiment....

Why We Should All Consider Eric Ries’s “Employee’s Bill of Rights”

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As you might know from episode #290 of my podcast with Eric Ries on Monday, his new book was released on Tuesday: The Startup Way: How...

Eric Ries on The Lean Startup Approach and Implementing the Startup...

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Joining me again for episode 290 is a three-time guest, Eric Ries. When we first talked, in episode 115 six years ago, his New York Times bestselling book The Lean Startup was being published. In 2012, we discussed the impact of Toyota's Taiichi Ohno on his work, in episode 142. This time, we're talking about his new book, The Startup Way.

A Look Back at a 2011 #LeanStartup Podcast with @EricRies and...

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In today's post, I look back at my 2011 interview with Eric Ries about his book "The Lean Startup." I share a new PDF summary of the discussion along with some excerpts from the book that cite W. Edwards Deming and Taiichi Ohno. I'll be speaking at the annual Lean Startup Week event this year (and this post contains a link that will save you 15%). His next book, "The Startup Way," looks at how bigger companies like GE and Toyota can use Lean Startup methods to bring new products to market more effectively...

Confusion over Lean Manufacturing, Lean Healthcare, and Lean Startup

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I'm going to be attending the Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco next month, as a "faculty member," a moderator for a session, TBD,...

I Moderated a Lean Startup Webcast Today: “Speed as a Competitive...

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I've been intrigued by the "Lean Startup" movement since I first saw Eric Ries speak at MIT back in late 2009. I've read his...

“How do you deliver quality and value to market quickly?” –...

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When I was back at MIT earlier this month, I really enjoyed the lectures that I was able to attend. See my notes from...

Throwback Thursday: Jim Womack on the Term “Lean” & Eric Ries...

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Last Monday, I had the chance to attend a Lean Startup event in Austin where Eric Ries announced the launch of a Kickstarter project for a new book. 10 days ago isn't much of

What I’m Listening To: Atul Gawande, Toyota’s Jeff Miller, Eric Ries

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I've occasionally had a "What I'm Reading" post, where I share links to articles that I've enjoyed that don't necessarily merit a whole blog...

A Few Recent Articles by (and a Podcast with) Mark Graban:...

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Here are a few articles (and a podcast) that I either wrote and had published recently or was interviewed for. Lean Management Journal - Lean...