Tag: Kaizen
Book Review: One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen...
While doing research for my upcoming book on "Healthcare Kaizen," I found two books that touched on kaizen-style continuous improvement in our everyday lives....
Will Suggestion Boxes be a Trend in 2012? What Method(s) do...
I saw this article the other day on BusinessInsider.com: "10 Predictions For How The Workplace Will Change In 2012."
Two of the predictions caught my...
Podcast #133 – Mark Graban, Healthcare Kaizen Webinar Q&A Session with...
Episode #133 is hosted by Ron Pereira, from Gemba Academy, as he leads me through additional Q&A as a follow up to our recent...
A Good Lean Healthcare Journal Article with a Puzzling Title
Thanks to the readers who sent this article my way and thanks to the authors for mentioning and citing my book, Lean Hospitals. The...
Webinar Recording from a University of Michigan Health System Lean Leader
Yesterday, the MIT SDM program hosted a webinar by Dr. Jack Billi from University of Michigan. I had the good fortune to meet Dr....
KaiNexus Education Video #4 – Working Toward “Yes” in Kaizen
Here is the fourth short, simple Kaizen education video from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am the Chief Improvement Officer.
Reminder: My Free Webinar on “Healthcare Kaizen” – December 7
I am happy to be partnering with my friends at Gemba Academy to present the 2nd in their free Lean webinar series. My webinar...
Berwick Steps Down as Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator
This made news on Wednesday - Dr. Donald M. (Don) Berwick stepped down as CMS Administrator: "Harvard professor Don Berwick resigns as Medicare chief."...
An Interesting Take on the Use of Japanese Terms in Lean
Today, I'm linking to a post from a new blog written by the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business ("Think Op-Ex"). The post...
KaiNexus Education Video #3 – Eliminating Waste & NVA
Here is the third short, simple Kaizen education video from KaiNexus. We are embedding these videos into our web-based software, to provide short tips and hints...
The Lean Dentist, Revisited (and a New Video)
Updated: There's now a link to the GBMP video at the bottom of the post.
I have long admired the Lean work of Sami Bahri,...
Kaizen for Kids
Paul Akers, the President of FastCap is a great advocate for staff-driven kaizen (or improvement) ideas in the workplace. Paul and his company bring...