Tag: Gemba

Audio Parody – “Lean Serial”

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My wife and I were late to the wildly popular podcast "Serial," but we listened to the first six episodes while traveling over the...

Words vs. Simple Visuals; A Secret About Japanese Hospitals

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This tweet and photo made me chuckle the other day... If it's "your right" or "your left" as you're going up or down the stairs,...

Unclear on the Lean Concept: Gemba Walks

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Here's the third cartoon collaboration with artist Carrie Schurman, CMA (AAMA), a workflow facilitator at a health system in Florida. See all of the cartoons here....

Homer Simpson Does Some Kaizen at Home and a Gemba Walk...

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Recently, while watching part of The Simpsons marathon that aired on FXX, I was inspired to write this post: "Proof That Nelson from The...

Podcast #208 – Michael Bremer on How to Do a Gemba...

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Joining me for episode #208 is Michael Bremer, author of the recently released book How to Do a Gemba Walk. Michael is president of The...

Proof That Nelson from The Simpsons is Not a Good Kaizen...

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If you know me, you know I'm a huge fan of The Simpsons. The show has been on TV for 25 of my 40...

My Thoughts on “10 Ideas That Hospital and Health System CEOs...

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I saw this piece by Bob Herman at Becker's Hospital Review and ended up writing a blog post here instead of writing a long...

Video: Toyota Helps Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Their Eye Clinic

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California week on the blog continues after yesterday's post about Lean at San Francisco General Hospital. Today, I'm flying to Los Angeles to attend the...

Secretary Shinseki Has Resigned; Will Things Change at the VA?

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=Following up on posts from Monday and Wednesday, we see this headline today: "Shinseki resigns after VA scandal." As I wrote about on LinkedIn, instead...

Toyota’s Blog on Pillars of the Toyota Production System & Lean

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I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK). Even though I've learned from Toyota people...

Things That Make Me Worry About My Colonoscopy: Patient Safety

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Sorry to get all Katie Couric on you, but I'm going to have a colonoscopy on Friday. I turned 40 last October and I...

What I’ve Been Reading Lately: Not Doing Kaizen, Engaged Sailors, Etc.

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Every once in a while, I have too many browser windows open and it slows my computer down. That's when I dump a bunch...