Mark Graban
Recent Posts
It Would Be More Newsworthy if an Electronic Suggestion Box DID Work
September 7, 2015Thanks to an automated Google alert that I get on the topic of "suggestion box," I see a news article or blog post almost daily about the...
Standard Work: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It Right
April 9, 2026Standard work is one of those ideas that sounds almost too simple to matter. Document the current best way of doing something. Make sure...
The Continuous Improvement Death Spiral, and How to Get Out of It
August 19, 2015When we ask customers and webinar attendees about their barriers to continuous improvement, the main thing we hear about is time. “We don’t...
"Practice? We're Talking About Practice?" Yes, Practicing Lean
April 18, 2017Allen Iverson was a legendary NBA point guard and scorer who played from 1996 to 2011.
In a 2002 news conference that still appears...
The KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast is Now Available!
August 3, 2015If you know anything about the way our company works, you know that we take customer feedback very seriously. We go to great lengths to...
Continuous Improvement Lessons Learned at Array Architects [Video]
July 28, 2015Jonathan M. Bykowski, AIA, is the Principal and Practice Area Leader, Continuous Improvement for one of our customers, Array Architects....
Lean Coffee: A Radically Effective Approach for Discussion
February 11, 2020We’ve probably all gone to conferences that have the same, relatively stale format. Most often, a series of speakers gets up on stage for...
Technology is Awesome... Except When It's Not
July 22, 2015Here at KaiNexus, we love technology. Or, at the very least, we are OK with technology. I have to tell you story, though, about a recent...
Previewing The Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
August 28, 2015This upcoming week is one of my favorite weeks of the year - the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. I’ve been fortunate to attend each...

