Achieve Timely Breakthroughs with Rapid Continuous Improvement
March 19, 2015Rapid Continuous Improvement is based on a concept developed in Japan known as Kaizen. Kaizen simply means “good change.” It is one of the...
Dr. Gregory Jacobson Once Again Takes the Reins as KaiNexus CEO
April 11, 2017KaiNexus would like to announce the retirement of Allan Wilson. Dr. Gregory Jacobson, co-founder and original KaiNexus CEO, has replaced...
5 Reasons Jamie Flinchbaugh Is Awesome
March 19, 2015Jamie Flinchbaugh is a lean author, speaker, and advisor. He co-founded the Lean Learning Center, and has advised companies such as Intel,...
Improving Patient Safety After Altruism, Populism, and Evidence Failed
April 11, 2017“This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang but a whimper.”
- TS Eliot
As we enter Patient Safety Awareness Week, it’s tempting for...
How To Make A Kaizen Kickoff Last All Year
April 2, 2015A Kaizen kickoff is an exciting couple of days. The energy throughout the kickoff is inspiring, both to staff and leaders, as people are...
What This Hospital Does To Get Employees To Speak Up To Improve Safety
July 21, 2016At KaiNexus, we strongly believe that the first step in improvement is getting people to speak up. That means making it safe for everybody...
5 Ways To Piss Off Your Employees and Kill Continuous Improvement
July 21, 2016Leaders play a critical role in establishing and supporting cultures of continuous improvement in their organizations. They set the tone...
"Running Out Of Gas," and Other Continuous Improvement Verses
March 18, 2015Thanks to everyone who submitted a continuous improvement haiku on this blog post over the past couple of weeks! We had a great range of...
A Lesson in Kaizen from Yellowstone National Park
October 28, 2026This video is making the rounds on LinkedIn, have you seen it yet? It’s a video about how wolves caused a "trophic cascade” in Yellowstone...

