A Mission to Partner with Patients to Improve Safety

If you’ve been following our blog, watching our webinars (which are available on demand), or listening to our podcasts for a while, you’ll...

Break Through Common Barriers to Improvement with CQI Software

Given the nature of our business, you can probably imagine that we get the chance to talk to lots of folks who are struggling to create a ...

Keys to a Successful Lean Construction Software Implementation

There are many compelling reasons to invest in Lean construction software. Companies that do so are able to reduce costs, improve safety,...

Five Changes Healthcare Leaders Make to Develop an Improvement Culture

One of the foremost figures in the adoption of lean principles in healthcare, John Toussaint, MD, is an executive coach, author and...

Obeya in Action: The Process and Benefits of Obeya

If you’ve never heard of an “obeya,” you’ll want to check out our VP of Improvement & Innovation Mark Graban interviewing Dr. Michael...

The 8 Wastes of Lean are Shockingly Common. Here are Some Examples.

Eliminating waste is at the heart of the Lean business management philosophy. So much so, that there are eight defined types of waste.

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6 Pressing Questions Your Employees Have About Continuous Improvement

We’ve written quite a bit on this blog about the questions that business leaders and managers ask us about continuous improvement (CI), ...

Going to the Gemba at Four Seasons Produce

The Toyota Way states that you can’t be involved in fixing the problem unless you have actually been there in person to see it.

Going to...

Gemba Walk Essentials: What, Why, and How

If you are thinking about adding the practice of Gemba Walks to your continuous improvement strategy, or if you are simply wondering, “What...