In this podcast, Gemma Jones from SPARK Improvement shares her experiences with team members facing a mental health challenge and how Continuous Improvement and mental health intersect. She shares how a team member’s struggle with mental health and depression affected her deeply and personally. She had worked closely with this individual for several months on […]
Gemma Jones is one of the founders of the Kata Girl Geeks, and she has developed a way to mobilize continuous improvement practitioners to help underserved and at-risk members of society, specifically suicide prevention. Across the world every 40 seconds someone dies by suicide. That’s 90 people per hour. She created a MURAL board as […]
Written by Brion
In this podcast interview with Mark Dejong, Andrew Parris, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Andrew Parris with over 25 years of experience in NGO/humanitarian and Aerospace Development, recounts his lean journey from the beginning. He talked about the differences between aerospace and other sectors, as well as how the aerospace industry approaches process […]
Written by Brion
As part of the county’s strategic plan, Miami-Dade County in Southeast Florida launched a Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC project to reduce the # of days to provide direct relief assistance payments to domestic violence victims. This project supports the County’s 2020 strategic plan under the following objectives: HS1: Basic needs of vulnerable Miami Dade […]
Written by Brion
In the first session, you will hear from Lifesharing, a Southern California organ and tissue recovery non-profit organization, applied process improvement efforts to increase the number of lives saved within San Diego County, and despite the challenges of COVID-19, helped transplant a record 424 organs. The speakers were: Darryl Nethercot, Organ Procurement Coordinator, UC San Diego […]
Written by Brion
Clare DiFrisco is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and owner/co-founder of Cannsult, a consulting firm based in the US and Australia. She discusses her experience in the emerging cannabis industry, her work with many different government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), her work with public and private healthcare organizations and even some work with […]
Written by Brion
Hosts Tracy O’Rourke and Elisabeth Swan interview Audrey Lang (Sr. Vice President of Organizational Development) and Tina Nguyen (VP of Employee Engagement) from the San Diego Humane Society. It’s an open-admission private nonprofit animal shelter in the San Diego County area to care for over 50,000 animals. They describe how their care-centered culture improves their […]
Written by Brion
Lean consultant Christopher Chapman shares some inspiring words for 2021. He asks us to “reflect on lessons learned, in true kaizen fashion, and consider the most impactful problems to tackle in 2021.” He points to President-elect Joe Biden’s top priorities for his administration for guidance on where to prioritize our efforts in 2021: Control the […]
Written by Brion
Patrick Anderson is interviewed by Mark Graban, the CEO of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP). RurAL CAP is a private, statewide, nonprofit organization working to improve the quality of life for low-income Alaskans. He shares his experiences about shifting an organization away from a “command and control” approach, what “respect for people” […]
Written by Brion
Ann Mei Chang, author of the book Lean Impact, JVS, and Spring Impact discuss how to move beyond flashy new ideas and develop a lean practice to achieve a greater impact with fewer resources. Included in the webinar is an overview of Lean Impact, a case study with JVS, and opportunities to get involved. Watch […]
Written by Brion