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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

How To Make A Kaizen Kickoff Last All Year

April 2, 2015

A Kaizen kickoff is an exciting couple of days. The energy throughout the kickoff is inspiring, both to staff and leaders, as people are...

What This Hospital Does To Get Employees To Speak Up To Improve Safety

July 21, 2016

At KaiNexus, we strongly believe that the first step in improvement is getting people to speak up. That means making it safe for everybody...

Software Overload? Continuous Improvement Software Is Still Worth It.

August 11, 2015

This story was told to Mark Graban by Alice Quesenberry and has been edited for clarity.

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No Time For Continuous Improvement? Try These Tricks.

April 2, 2015

One of the most common arguments we hear from people regarding why they’re unable to create a culture of continuous improvement is that...

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...

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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From Firefighting to Getting Started With Continuous Improvement

October 28, 2026

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

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