Welcome to Part 1 of our 8 part mini series on the A3 Practical Problem Solving method. Starting with Step 1 Problem Clarification. The purpose of these short video blogs are to give you a brief...
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Lean and Covid-19 Vaccination
Dose 2: At the “Gemba” Observation is key to applying lean to Covid-19 vaccination. A week last Saturday I felt privileged to observe the vaccination process with the people working the...
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A Shot in the Arm – Applying Lean Thinking to Covid-19 Vaccinations
The UK Government’s approval of vaccines in December was great news in the rollercoaster story of the Covid-19 pandemic. Development and approval occurred in record time, helped along the way by...
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Avoiding “Death by Powerpoint” lean teaching
“Death by PowerPoint”. Those immortal words every trainer/facilitator dreads when delegates feedback after a session. When doing “lean powerpoint” teaching how likely are they to...
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If only everyone knew about Lean Thinking
This week I’ve seen two pieces of research that have made me sit up and think about how effective lean thinkers are at communicating what lean is and its benefits. We must make what we take for...
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