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.
Recent Posts
A Simple Yet Scientific Approach to Problem Identification
March 18, 2015In 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
July 21, 2016As 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?
March 24, 2015You 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?
September 29, 2023"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
April 18, 2018What It Takes for Your Kaizen Management System to Be a Success
Does “Kaizen,” or “good change” happen naturally in an organization? In my...
New Book: "The Idea-Driven Organization"
April 15, 2014Employee Participation in a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder, authors of the influential 2006 book Ideas...

