Mark Graban
Recent Posts
Ask Us Anything: You Ask, We Answer
February 11, 2020Last month, we hosting an "Ask Us Anything!" webinar in which Greg Jacobson (KaiNexus Co-Founder and CEO) and I answered a ton of questions...
Webinar Highlights: See How These Two Elements Spread Improvement
December 28, 2015At KaiNexus, we're constantly amazed and impressed by our customers. This includes the good folks at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Iowa....
Giving Back: Continuous Improvement in the Non-Profit Sector
May 2, 2017The other day, somebody shared this excellent article from 2013 about Toyota volunteering their time to help non-profits, from the New York...
Thoughts on the First KaiNexus User Conference
October 4, 2019Listen to this post (and subscribe to our podcast):
When I first joined the KaiNexus team in 2011, we were just coming to market and had...
"Build a Change Platform?" Yes, We Did
September 22, 2015I first got introduced to the thoughts and teachings of Professor Gary Hamel back in 1997 or so, before I headed off to MIT for grad...
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...
5 Essential Elements of Standard Work
July 21, 2016Just like you look to eliminate waste in your business processes, we think you should look to eliminate waste and simplify your improvement...
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...