Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
Be a Shapeshifter – Turn Problems into Opportunities for Improvement
March 18, 2015Wikipedia describes shapeshifting this way, “…founded in mythology and folklore (and still prevalent in modern fantasy fiction), … the...
The Suggestion Box - Where Great Ideas Go to Die
March 20, 2015We think there’s a reason why the quintessential suggestion box looks like a little coffin with a slit in the top. It’s where suggestions...
Ideas from Employees Pay off Big – Here’s Proof
April 2, 2015Most business managers and HR teams know that it is important to seek input and ideas from employees. They’ve deployed suggestions boxes...
Healthcare Kaizen Podcast Interview with Mark Graban
June 19, 2015Our VP of Customer Success, Mark Graban, was recently a guest on the Gemba Academy Podcast. Gemba Academy is a formal partner of KaiNexus.
Cross Functional Collaboration Is Hard, But It Doesn't Have To Be
March 20, 2015How To Make Cross Functional Collaboration Work For You
Cross functional collaboration involves teams comprised of members from various...
7 Key Ways To Do Idea Tracking In Your Organization
September 29, 2023(Hint: The Best Ideas Come From Inside Your Company, Not Outside)
Does your organization have an effective method of idea tracking? Without...
The Value of Logging Small Ideas in Improvement Tracking Software
April 2, 2015The Little Things Matter
Recently, I received a virtual badge from KaiNexus for submitting my 50th Opportunity for Improvement. If you saw...
3 Reasons to Give Incremental Improvement a Try
September 29, 2023Incremental Improvement: Small and Steady
When attempting to solve organizational problems, it’s tempting to focus all of your efforts on...
Top 5 Ways Cross Functional Collaboration Can Improve Your Business
March 8, 2018The Benefits of Cross Functional Collaboration
Collaboration is a natural part of working together in teams and, in most businesses, it...