When Strategy Lives in PowerPoint, Nothing Aligns
June 24, 2026Most organizations have a strategic plan. Most also have the experience of watching that plan fragment as it moves downstream. Priorities...
KaiNexus vs. i-nexus: Same Suffix, Different Starting Point
May 15, 2026Buyers comparing KaiNexus and i-nexus often start with the same observation: the names look similar. That is roughly where the similarity...
The CEO’s Role in a Continuous Improvement Business System
January 20, 2026Many executives say they want a culture of continuous improvement.
What they often struggle to articulate is what that actually means in...
The Unified Approach: Connecting Strategy, Process, and People in Operational Excellence
December 13, 2025For organizations committed to Operational Excellence (OpEx), the challenge is rarely a lack of ideas or ambition. The struggle often...
What Is Catchball in Lean? (And How to Use It for Team Alignment)
March 26, 2026Quick Answer: Catchball is a Lean management technique where teams pass ideas and feedback back and forth—like tossing a ball—to make...
How CI and OpEx Leaders Use Hoshin Kanri to Drive Organizational Alignment
July 2, 2025We are fortunate enough to get to spend a lot of time chatting with customers and other organizations that are interested in continuous...
The 7 Steps of Hoshin Kanri (or Hoshin Planning)
March 26, 2026The process you use to develop your strategic plan is as important as the plan itself. Many organizations adopt Hoshin Kanri -- also called...
The Benefits of Using an X-Matrix for Strategy Deployment
March 26, 2026Hoshin Kanri, sometimes called "strategy deployment", is an approach that helps companies achieve breakthrough goals over a three to...
What Is Lean Strategy Deployment?
June 14, 2023Lean Strategy Deployment, also known as Hoshin Kanri, is a systematic approach organizations use to align their annual objectives around...
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