What is a Mind Map Used for in Continuous Improvement?
April 27, 2022If you look at any of the most popular business process improvement methodologies, you'll find that data visualization is a common theme. ...
Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control: Five Differences
June 22, 2023People often use the terms quality assurance and quality control interchangeably. However, although they are similar, there are essential...
How to Become a Better Leader by Improving Processes
April 21, 2022Many books and articles about good leadership focus on interpersonal relationship skills like communication, humility, and empathy. Of...
Patient Safety, Just Culture, and the Nursing Profession after the RaDonda Vaught Conviction [Webinar Transcript]
April 20, 2022We recently had Mark Graban, Senior Advisor at KaiNexus, Dr. Greg Jacobson, CEO of KaiNexus, Kelley Reep, Clinical Nurse Specialist,...
Unlocking Excellence: How to Improve Quality of a Process
June 5, 2023When we talk with people who are interested in implementing a program for continuous quality improvement, one of the biggest challenges...
The Importance of Refueling at the Gemba
April 14, 2022Continuous improvement work cannot exist in a vacuum. In order for the fire of change to burn hot and bright, it needs a fuel source. The...
What is a Kanban Board and How Does it Improve Quality?
June 22, 2023In the post-WW II era, Toyota realized that they could improve profitability and product quality by matching parts inventory with real-time...
Hype Innovation with the Best Idea Management Software
March 29, 2022Businesses increasingly turn to idea management tools to capture, manage, measure, and reward employee recommendations for positive change....
What is a Kaizen Event? Your Roadmap Rapid Improvement
March 23, 2022Known in Lean and Six Sigma circles as Kaizen events, rapid improvement sprints or blitzes are an impactful way to implement improvement...