8 Sure Fire Ways to Ruin a Kaizen Event

Kaizen events, also known as Rapid Improvement Events, are an effective way to tackle many difficult problems in short order. They can also...

9 Answers to the Most Common Questions About Gemba Walks

Maybe it is because it is a brand-new year, or perhaps it is the cold weather, but lately, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the ...

How to Make a Smart Decision About What Improvement Platform is Best

I have a surprise for you guys.

Back in 2014, our company made the decision to move from a pile of marketing tools - what I like to call a...

Critical Continuous Improvement Goals for 2018

Every year, KaiNexus team comes together from around the country to meet in Austin, Texas and discuss the year we've concluded and plan the...

The 2017 The Lean Management System Blog Roundup

As 2017 comes quickly to a close, we took a minute to look back over some of the blogs we’ve posted on one of our favorite topics, the Lean...

The Use of Control Charts for Non-Manufacturing Activities

Many of the continuous improvement tools and techniques that we write about in this blog originated in the manufacturing industry. This...

From Paper to Software: The Evolution of A3 Problem Solving

Before we dig into the topic of A3 problem solving and software, here’s a little peek into how the sausage is made for this blog. One of...

7 Tips for Asking Your Boss for a Bigger Continuous Improvement Budget

Originally Published 12/20/2016. Updated 12/21/2017.

I don’t know about you guys, but I permanently have a wishlist a mile long of software...

How Hoshin Kanri Attacks 9 Tough Improvement Challenges

Hoshin Kanri is a management technique designed to steer an organization towards its most important long-term goals without sacrificing the...