Tag: Kaizen

Archive of Free Webinar – Greg Jacobson, MD on Kaizen for...

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Updated 11/8 to include a link to the recording  and changing the post to past tense. Gregory Jacobson, MD, co-founder and CEO of KaiNexus (disclosure:...

KaiNexus Education Video #7 – No Countermeasure? That’s OK

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Here is the seventh in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am on the management team.  We...

Kaizen vs. Suggestion Box: Effective Employee Engagement Strategies with Mark Graban...

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The Lean Enterprise Institute recorded this short video while we were at the recent Northeast Shingo Prize conference. Thanks to them for doing this...

Learning Jazz (and Lean?): Imitate, Integrate, Innovate

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Although I don't get to play much anymore, I used to be a pretty serious drummer (I almost said "musician," but that invites jokes...

Elon Musk Wrongly Pooh-Poohs Process as a Substitute for Thinking

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I've always been intrigued by entrepreneur (and billionaire) Elon Musk. He founded PayPal (which I have used for over ten years), founded  SpaceX (which...

KaiNexus Update – User Badges & Sharing Improvements Widely

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The team at KaiNexus (where I am the "chief improvement officer") is always improving. I want to share a few of these improvements, as...

KaiNexus Education Video #6 – Improve Continually

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Here is the sixth in our series of  short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am on the management team.  We...

Guest Post: Kaizen and Passion

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is from a friend of mine from The Netherlands. I had a chance to visit Marc and his hospital...

How Do You Find a Lean Healthcare Person?

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Mark's Note: Today's guest post is from a great friend of mine and this blog, Dean Bliss, of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative.  Check out...

Guest Post: Kaizen’s Test for the Best

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Today's guest post is by Duke Rohe, a Quality Improvement Education Consultant  at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. I know Duke from...

Guest Post: The Tides of Change

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Mark's note: Ankit Patel is a returning guest blogger  and a good friend in the world of Lean and Lean Healthcare. Check out his...

Guest Post: Reports of Kaizen’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated

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Mark's note: Today's vacation post is from my good friend Dan Markovitz, who normally blogs here.  Listen to my podcasts with him here...