D-Lab at MIT is using LPPD thinking to help solve problems in the developing world, and are truly making the world a better place for all those involved.
On the Gemba Academy podcast, Ron Pereira interviews Jacob Stoller and Mauricio Miller. They look at the approach taken in California to address poverty through the Family Independence
A presentation given by John Lafferty at an ASQ Blue Ridge chapter meeting. The improvement team from the Light of Marnie organization was trying to improve the image of
Learn about the employee-led improvements taking place at reuse nonprofit organizations Free Geek and The Rebuilding Center, with coaching and assistance from Lean Portland, a volunteer Benefit company
Ann Mei Chang is the Executive Director of Lean Impact, the social good division of the Lean Startup Company. This fall, her book based her own experiences using
The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineer (IISE) Sustainable Development Division has created a new annual award to recognize successful improvement projects conducted with a not-for-profit (government agency, nonprofit
At CDOT, the vision for Lean is: “everyone, every day, improving every process and every product, to benefit every customer.” Lean improvements include large, cross-functional process improvements as
Some of the most powerful lean lessons come from people I like to call “accidental lean thinkers” – leaders who successfully followed lean principles long before they had
Episode 191 of Gemba Academy podcast is an interview with Renée Smith, a Lean Transformation Services Director for the State of Washington. Renée shared her fascinating findings on fear,
With help from TSSC, the North Texas Food Bank was able to increase the number of families served from 55 to 80 through two major improvements: Create zones
