Continuous Improvement or Optimization: Which Wins in the Real World?

“Optimization” is a sexy buzzword that gets thrown around a lot in the business world. Phrases like “Let’s optimize our advertising...

20 Continuous Improvement Experts You Should Know

We've pulled together a list of 20 of some of the most interesting and insightful people who are active in the realm of continuous...

Houston, We Have An Improvement Opportunity

In a previous post, I wrote about the definition of a "problem," as taught to me by mentors who previously worked at Toyota. A problem is a...

Friday Five: Blogs Our VP of Customer Success Loves

Mark Graban is the KaiNexus VP of Customer Success. He is author of two Shingo Research Award-winning books, and has worked as a consultant...

A Simple Yet Scientific Approach to Problem Identification

In various continuous improvement methodologies, we talk a lot about problem solving. How do we know if there is a problem or an opportunity

Challenges to Innovation and Improvement

As we usually do after each of our webinars, we asked the attendees from last week's webinar 25 Leadership Behaviors that Create a Culture...

Lean Technology: An Oxymoron?

You Don't Have to Choose

In the Lean community, there are many who warn against the use of Lean technology, if not bad-mouthing it...

Do Cell Phones Reduce or Benefit Continuous Improvement Productivity?

"Of course mobile devices can help improve safety and productivity." That's one thing I said to a reporter who interviewed me for this...

3 Components of an Effective Kaizen Management System

What It Takes for Your Kaizen Management System to Be a Success

Does “Kaizen,” or “good change” happen naturally in an organization? In my...