“Why Are We Still Working This Way?” – Public Sector Innovation with Brian Elms and ICMA

This online event with Brian Elms, hosted by ICMA, was designed to address the pervasive issue of inefficiency within the public sector and government agencies, specifically focusing on local government. By highlighting key bottlenecks, invisible inefficiencies, and proven strategies from his experience, the event aims to equip public sector professionals with actionable techniques to drive […]

Improvements to container shipments result in 80% reduction in time and $180K reduction in penalty fees

Food for the Poor, a nonprofit organization, transformed its manual container shipping process into an efficient digital workflow. Previously, the Gift-in-Kind (GIK) team relied on printed documents and informal communications, leading to frequent delays and errors. On average, 13 to 15 containers missed their shipping deadlines weekly, incurring over $180,000 annually in penalty fees. The […]

Book Review for “Government in Motion: Applying Lean Principles for a More Agile Government”

As process improvement consultants, we are used to dealing with profit margins, customer satisfaction, efficiency, yields and cycle times. But what happens when you step into the public sector, where success is measured in policy outcomes, equity, long term impact (years or decades into the future), transparency and compliance? Terra Vanzant Stern’s Government in Motion: […]

Remembrance Ranch Camp Inspired By Personal Journey of Patrick Adams – Gemba Academy Podcast

Remembrance Ranch is a 12-month transformation experience for teenagers and their families in high risk situations founded by Patrick Adams. Patrick is a lean and six sigma expert and founder of Lean Solutions. In his interview with Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy, Patrick talks about the inspiration for creating the nonprofit due to his own […]

Agency-Wide Continuous Improvement Program Design and Implementation in the Judicial System with Jarrett Perlow

An ASQ webinar was held on April 11th, 2025 featuring Jarrett Perlow, chair-elect of the ASQ government division and Clerk of the Court for the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He discussed the design and implementation of an agency-wide continuous improvement program within the federal judiciary. His presentation provides a compelling case […]

Six Sigma Experiments Evaluate Best Electric Vehicle Braking Systems

The video from Minitab Statistical Software details a designed experiment (DOE) aimed at evaluating the impact of different brake designs, vehicle speed, and deceleration on the amount of energy recovered through regenerative braking in electric vehicles (EVs). The response surface methodology (RSM) design approach that was selected was the Central Composite Design (CCD), which is […]

Differences in Process Improvement in Healthcare vs Government with Matt Singh – Lean Solutions Podcast

Shane Daughenbaugh interviews his former mentor at the State of Nebraska, Matt Singh. He is currently a Senior Project Manager at Children’s Nebraska. Prior to that he spent 8 years as the director of operational excellence and master black belt for the Department of Administrative Services in the state of Nebraska. He became certified as […]

Brevard County saves 2000 hours and 50% rescheduling to inspection permits

Brevard County implemented Lean Six Sigma projects to improve its building permit inspection process, which consists of over 40 different inspection types and an average 200-300 inspections conducted daily. Two key projects were identified, and selected county employees were organized into teams to dissect and examine every part of the process. focused on online inspection requests […]

Pete Ricketts Uses Nebraska’s Adoption Of ‘Lean Six Sigma’ To Show How DOGE Can Target Federal Government

During remarks on the U.S. Senate floor Wednesday, Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican from Nebraska, spoke about the Department of Government Efficiency and how his state has utilized Lean Six Sigma methods from the private sector to reduce costs and improve services to residents. He shares the example of improving the air construction permitting process, […]