Looking Back: Why A3 Thinking Still Matters—At Work and Beyond

When we hosted the How to Use A3 Thinking in Everyday Life webinar with Jess Orr, the premise was intentionally a bit provocative. A3...

Digital Support for a Culture of Improvement: Reflections on Electrolux and the KaiNexus Advantage

In a recent webinar, I sat down virtually with Sandro Casagrande from Electrolux to reflect on the 20-year evolution of the Electrolux...

The Unified Approach: Connecting Strategy, Process, and People in Operational Excellence

For organizations committed to Operational Excellence (OpEx), the challenge is rarely a lack of ideas or ambition. The struggle often...

Interview Questions to Hire Continuous Improvement Employees

Quick Answer: Ask questions that reveal whether candidates are open to feedback, willing to identify problems, capable of learning from...

What Is the Continuous Improvement Model and How Does It Drive Business Success?

Summary

The continuous improvement model is a systematic approach where organizations constantly implement small, incremental improvements...

What Your C-Suite Wants From Your Improvement Program (But Hasn’t Said)

If you’re a CI leader, you’ve likely experienced the paradox: you’re driving improvements across the organization, but your executive team...

Continuous Improvement in Financial Services | KaiNexus

When people think of structured continuous improvement methodologies like Lean and Six Sigma, they usually associate them with...

8 Powerful Operational Excellence Tools and Techniques for Sustained Enterprise Growth

Achieving operational excellence means skillfully managing organizational processes and resources to deliver top-notch results. It's about...

Process Improvement Techniques for Operational Excellence

Leaders who want to develop a culture of rapid continuous improvement have many tools at their disposal. So many that it can be challenging...