Tag: Video
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...
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...
Dwight’s Doomsday Defect Prevention Device on “The Office”
On last Thursday's episode of The Office, Dwight Schrute installed a software system that he called an "accountability booster," aka the "doomsday device," as...
KaiNexus Education Video #2 – Focus on Processes, not People
Charity Auction Update - the total raised in the round 1 auctions = $951.37 (plus $40 in Amazon affiliate fees from people buying items...
Lean Healthcare featured on PBS Nightly Business Report
Friday night's PBS program the Nightly Business Report had a nice feature on the use of Lean at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downer's Grove,...
The Positive Trend of “Lean Design” of the Space & Processes...
It's been nice to see the "lean design" approach taking hold in healthcare over the past few years. I think the first book on...
A Funny Louie C.K. “Whys” Video
Thanks to Jamie Flinchbaugh for sending this funny video my way. It's the comedian Louis C.K. in his show "Louie" (or maybe it's from...
Why Does this Hospital CEO Have to Go Undercover? Or Does...
Update: I edited the post title to add "Or Does He?" See the CEO's comment below, suggesting that the TV report gave the wrong...
KaiNexus Education Video #1 – Getting Started with Kaizen
We've created and released our first in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a startup where I am the Chief Improvement Officer.
We...
Eric Ries TechCrunch Video on Lean Startups
Here's a video with Eric Ries giving a good overview of key points on Lean Startups. I'd urge you to watch, even if you're...
Recording of my “Quality Digest Live” Appearance – Lean in Healthcare
In my segment, we talk about Lean in healthcare, including my recent article on Healthcare Kaizen, quality and patient safety improvement, unique challenges in healthcare, and more.
Video Presentation on Reducing Healthcare Waste & Improving Care
Last week, I posted a podcast with Mike George, founder of Strong America Now, an organization that is promoting Lean and Six Sigma methods...