What You Need to Know About Catchball [FAQs]
May 18, 2016There are many tools in the continuous improvement toolkit. Everything from Gemba walks to value stream maps help organizations accelerate...
The 3 Things Your Continuous Improvement Culture Can't Live Without
May 11, 2016Every organization is different and no doubt there are some things that are unique to yours. But after years of working with many types of...
End the Blame Game with the 5 Whys
January 26, 2016Most of the organizations we get involved with are quick to embrace the idea and tools of continuous improvement. Employees generally react...
Why It's So Hard to Change Minds to Spread Improvement
February 11, 2020Frustrated that you can't expand the improvement culture beyond an initial small group?
Having trouble convincing senior leadership to...
Here's Why You Need To Start 2016 with a Rapid Improvement Event.
December 31, 2015Rapid improvement events, also known as Kaizen events, involve a small team devoting 100% of their time over three to five days to...
Webinar Highlights: See How These Two Elements Spread Improvement
December 28, 2015At KaiNexus, we're constantly amazed and impressed by our customers. This includes the good folks at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Iowa....
12 Pieces of Awful Continuous Improvement Management Advice
July 21, 2016There are lots of ideas floating around the internet about how to best spread a culture of continuous improvement. I hate to tell you, but...
How to Spread Innovation: 3 Farcical Lessons from IBM
October 2, 2015When a creativity consultant told executives at a consumer healthcare company that they needed to suit up in spandex superhero costumes to...
Troubleshoot Your Improvement Culture (For Free!)
July 22, 2015At KaiNexus, we know that it's really hard to establish a sustainable culture of continuous improvement. And when you're struggling to...