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Everyday Examples of the 8 Wastes of Lean
January 4, 2017Toyota famously changed automobile manufacturing forever by focusing on continuous improvement, particularly on the never-ending process of...
Why I'm So Excited About "Kaizen Live!" Next Month
April 11, 2017I guess I’m excitable. I recently wrote a post about how I’m excited about a change management workshop that I’m facilitating before our...
Why I’m So Excited About the Upcoming Change Management Workshop
September 13, 2016I’m really excited that we’re holding our 2nd KaiNexus User Conference in Austin in November. Like last year, the main days (the 3rd and...
For the Want of a System Better Than a Sticky Note, a Sale Was Lost
February 11, 2020Earlier this year, my wife and I decided to replace her 2008 vehicle. She still loved it and it drove well, but out-of-warranty repair...
Improving the Patient Experience with an Inspirational Kaizen
February 16, 2016Here at KaiNexus, we love it when our customers share with us examples of the improvement work that they are tracking and managing through...
Engaging Staff in Improvement is Actually the Toyota Way, Too
July 21, 2016Lean is such a powerful and engaging method, I get really frustrated when I see people write things about Lean or Toyota that aren't true,...
Why Does the Base of the Improvement Pyramid Get Ignored So Often?
January 25, 2016A customer emailed us recently, asking about an improvement pyramid diagram showing different levels of continuous improvement. It's...
What is Visual Management? It's Not Just Visual… It's Management, Too
October 11, 2023If you learn even just a little bit about the Lean methodology, you'll hear (hopefully) about a concept called "visual management." It's a...
The Neglected Aspect of Lean: Practical Problem Solving [Webinar]
July 21, 2016We're very excited to be hosting a webinar on January 12, 2016, featuring Jon Miller, co-author of the excellent book Creating a Kaizen...
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