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Lean Blog Interviews — 219: Tristan Kromer, Lean Startup Coaching

Joining me for episode #219 is Tristan Kromer, a professional “Lean Startup” coach who works with startups around the world and volunteers for the non-profit Lean Startup Circle. In this episode, we discuss topics including how he got involved in the Lea…

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Lean Blog Audio — Throwback Thursday: Creating the New American Hospital

Today’s Throwback Thursday is a look back at a 1993 book that I purchased in 2011 on somebody’s recommendation. It was probably one of those used books you can buy …

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Lean Blog Audio — Please Help with Research Topics

http://leanblog.org/audio34 OK, so it’s not the kind of scientific research that involves lab coats and microscopes, but I’m doing some research that I’d like your help with. I’m looking to …

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Lean Blog Audio — ThrowbackThursday: #Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002

Back in 2002, when I worked for a software startup called Factory Logic, I was able to sit in on some Lean training that was created and presented by a …

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Lean Blog Audio — It’s Patient Safety Awareness Week and I Was Surprised

http://leanblog.org/audio32 This week is the annual Patient Safety Awareness Week, presented by the National Patient Safety Foundation, a non-profit that I like and support. As Lean thinkers, I hope we’d …

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Lean Blog Audio — 10 Ways that Lean Respects & Supports Healthcare Staff

One of the two main pillars of the Toyota Way management system is “respect for people.” I’ve blogged about that often over the past ten years, including this post.Lean provides …

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Lean Blog Audio — Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys

As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP (a problem that Jim Benson will …

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Lean Blog Audio — A Call for Partners to Measure Improvement Results

http://leanblog.org/audio29 Some of you might know that I’m on the board of a Texas-based non profit, the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. It’s an important organization that helps patients, …

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Lean Blog Audio — Why Kaizen is an Important Differentiator for Japanese Whisky

This article caught my attention the other day, primarily because I like scotch, whisky (and whiskey and bourbon). The Japanese love scotch whisky and have long produced a product that’s …

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Lean Blog Audio — Kaizen: Giving Seven Days’ Grace on a New Idea

Here’s another video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. See them all here or via a YouTube playlist.You might …

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