Maggie Millard
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How to Introduce Continuous Improvement Software to Employees
February 26, 2020Effective communication is the most critical element of any continuous improvement software roll out. Whether or not your employees will...
What to Include in Your Kaizen Event Charter
August 21, 2018We recently had a conversation with a client who has been through a few too many failed Kaizen events. The team was unorganized, not well...
Who Should Participate in Kaizen?
August 14, 2018One of the questions that we get asked most often by leadership teams trying to adopt the Kaizen approach to business that made Toyota so...
The Best and Worst Practices for Crowdsourcing Innovation
August 8, 2018We’ve written before about why internally crowdsourcing innovation is such a hot trend in business. (Actually, we don’t think it’s a trend...
Hottest Trend in Business? Internally Crowdsourced Innovation
February 22, 2022Crowdsourcing is the practice of engaging a group of substantial size for a common goal such as problem-solving, efficiency or just...
An Example Kaizen Event Agenda
July 26, 2018Kaizen events are the optimal approach for solving many challenging and persistent problems within an organization. (That does not mean...
Pro Tips for a Successful Kaizen Event
July 19, 2018Kaizen events are an excellent way to take quick action to tackle a difficult or long-standing problem. When used along with daily...
Best Practices for Standard Work Documentation
July 5, 2018In his book, Standardized Work with TWI: Eliminating Human Errors in Production and Service Processes, Bartosz Misiurek writes, “Standard...
Idea Management Software’s Place in a Modern Business Culture
June 28, 2018We’ve written quite a bit in this blog about how to build a culture of continuous improvement within an organization. When seeking to do...