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Mark Graban

Mark Graban is a Senior Advisor at KaiNexus. Mark graduated from Northwestern University in 1995 with a BS in Industrial Engineering and later earned an MS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is author of two Shingo Research Award-winning books, and has worked as a consultant to healthcare organizations throughout North America and Europe, teaching and implementing kaizen and other Lean management practices. He was previously a Senior Fellow with the Lean Enterprise Institute and the Healthcare Value Network and continues as an LEI faculty member. Mark is also the founder of the popular LeanBlog.org and its podcast series.
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Recent Posts

We Agree: You Don't Have To Hate Your Job

March 23, 2015

I recently read this in the New York Times: “You Don’t Have to Hate Your Job.” The team here at KaiNexus couldn’t agree more. We’re lucky...

We've Always Said KaiNexus Customers Are Awesome... Here's Proof.

April 2, 2015

The entire KaiNexus team would like to say congratulations to our customer Mary Greeley Medical Center for receiving the “Gold Achievement”...

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Anthony Bourdain on Continuous Improvement: Be "Less Awful Every Day"

March 19, 2015

I'm a big fan of Anthony Bourdain, having read his book Kitchen Confidential and watching his various TV series on food and travel. Of all...

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Tips for Addressing Common Continuous Improvement Roadblocks

March 19, 2015

As we wrote about before, we always ask a few questions of the attendees of our monthly webinars, so that we can get a feel for what...

Array Architects Talks about Lean Software

March 24, 2015
We love highlighting the great work of our KaiNexus  customers. Today, we share a Q&A with  Jonathan M. Bykowski, AIA, Principal and and...
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When The Cloud is Best for Managing Continuous Improvement

April 14, 2015

Thanks to Ken Bast, of Hospital Focus Five, for initially publishing this in his email newsletter.

One of the key principles in the...

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From Firefighting to Getting Started With Continuous Improvement

March 23, 2015

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Successful business leaders today are faced with mounting pressures of changing consumer demands,...

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Here's To Customer Success!

March 19, 2015

At KaiNexus, we love our customers. We only exist for our customers and for their success - whether they are transforming healthcare...

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Are You Making Excuses or Finding Improvement Opportunities?

March 18, 2015

When talking about barriers we face when creating a culture of continuous improvement, it is important to reflect and ask yourself, “Are we...

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