Tag: Kaizen
“Healthcare Kaizen” Book Release Date Now June 27
After the date had been previously pushed back to July 27, due to some delays on the publisher's side, I''m happy to announce that...
My Flight Attendants Coffee Kaizen: A Lean Journey in the Skies
As a very frequent flyer on American Airlines, I've learned not to expect much from the company and its employees in terms of customer...
Kaizen (Continuous Improvement): The Key To Lean Healthcare?
Ken Congdon at Healthcare Technology Online recently interviewed me for this story that's now online: Kaizen: The Key To Lean Healthcare?.
Mark Graban, lean expert...
Mistake Proofing the Home Alarm System
As I've mentioned, my wife and I are in the process of moving from suburban Fort Worth to San Antonio. As we have potential...
Full “Healthcare Kaizen” Book Website Launches
My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we're happy to announce that the full website for...
Guest Post: Healthcare Kaizen in The Netherlands
Mark's note: Thanks to Freek Dekker for this guest post. I met Freek at last year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, as he was part...
Preview of the KaiNexus iPhone App – making improvement easier, anywhere
KaiNexus has an initial v 1.0 iPhone app that's about ready to be submitted to Apple!
It's been an exciting past few months at KaiNexus,...
Staff Ideas Improving Freeman Health System
I wish I had shared this story when the video was still available (not sure why the TV station pulled it down) -- in...
Weekend Fun: An Elegant Solution by Subtraction (“Parks & Recreation”)
Our good friend Matt May (see posts and podcasts about him here) has a new book coming out in October, The Laws of Subtraction:...
Weekend Fun: Where Good Ideas Go to Die
There's a funny cartoon over at ONEFTE.com about suggestions and employee ideas. The post is titled "Where good ideas go to die." One time...
My Conference Kaizen
I spent Monday and Tuesday in lovely Phoenix at the ASQ Lean and Six Sigma annual conference. I saw many friends there, including Karen...
Marketing Flyer for Upcoming “Healthcare Kaizen” Book
We are still working on rounds of editing in advance of publication, but here is a marketing flyer for our upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen.
The...