Lean Blog Interviews — 370: Edward Blackman on Combining Behavioral Science with Continuous Improvement

http://www.leanblog.org/370

 

Joining me for Episode #370 is Edward Blackman, the founder and managing partner of Kelda Consulting. He has previously had Lean and process improvement-focused roles at organizations as varied as Whirlpool, Amway, and Spectrum Health.

 

Today, we are discussing behavioral science and the need to combine practices and lessons from that field with Lean and continuous improvement.

 

Edward earned a Masters degree in Behavioral Science, along with undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Mathematics. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt by the American Society for Quality; is certified in Labor Standards by HB Maynard; is a Lean (Toyota Production System) Instructor/Coach; a Kata Coach; a certified Scrum Master; and an Agile Coach. Read his full bio.