15 Benefits of Standard Work

Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System, once said, “Without Standard Work, there is no Kaizen.” That’s a pretty bold...

Kaizen Event Planning in 7 Simple Steps

Here at KaiNexus, we get the opportunity to chat with organizations across all industries and write about many different continuous...

A Guide to Sustained Improvement with the Kaizen Methodology

"Good Change" Begins with a New Paradigm

Working with organizations of all sizes and in all industries, we've learned that transforming a...

How to Overcome a Possible Economic Recession with Continuous Improvement

At the outset of 2023, concerns about economic conditions and a possible worsening recession are top of mind for most business leaders....

Kaizen: The Japanese Approach to Continuous Improvement

In the business management context, continuous improvement means a never-ending effort to identify and eliminate the root causes of...

What is Kanban? A Quick Guide to Visualized Improvement

There are dozens of tools and techniques used by organizations to support their continuous improvement efforts. The most successful...

The Manager's Guide to Productive Kaizen Training

Kaizen is a way of thinking that embraces the ideas of seeking perfection and engaging in continuous improvement. Organizations prosper...

The 5 M’s of Kaizen for Managers

We often describe Kaizen as a way of looking at the world rather than a prescription for how to achieve positive change. Kaizen thinkers...

What is a Kaizen Event? Your Roadmap Rapid Improvement

Known in Lean and Six Sigma circles as Kaizen events, rapid improvement sprints or blitzes are an impactful way to implement improvement...