Applying Lean Thinking to Make the World a Better Place with Orange Sky Laundry – Lean Global Connection

Orange Sky Laundry is a not-for-profit organization that provides a platform for every day Australians and New Zealanders to connect through a regular laundry and shower service, especially those who don’t have housing (homelessness) or are financially-constrained. The focus is on creating a safe, positive and supportive environment for people who are too often ignored […]

WLEI: Connecting Lean Students with Mission-Driven Organizations

The James P Womack Scholarship and Philanthropy Fund provides scholarships to students to fund hands-on problem-solving experience at charity organizations under the guidance of an Lean Enterprise Initiative (LEI) coach. The fund’s first partnership is with Oakland University in Michigan. Two student interns (Monisha Vasudeva and Sagar Bajaj) are learning and implementing lean principles at […]

OU ISE students use ‘Lean Thinking’ to improve operations, optimize space at Humble Design warehouse

Utilizing “Lean Thinking,” Oakland University Industrial and Systems Engineering students Monisha Vasudeva and Sagar Bajaj have been helping Humble Design — a nonprofit that furnishes homes for individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness — improve their operations and optimize the space inside the organization’s warehouse in Pontiac, Mich.  Humble Design staff members, ISE faculty […]

Transforming Your Community Using Lean, Adaptive Problem Solving, and Generativity with Jason Schulist – Webinar with Gemba Academy

Jason Schulist is the President of the Generative Local Community Institute (GLCI). In this webinar, he describes lean methods and approaches that can be used to address the thorniest community problems. He also discusses the concept of the Value Stream of Humanity, continuous improvement, adaptive problem solving, community problem solving, generativity, lean, and project management. […]

Using Lean to Facilitate Social Change – Gemba Academy Interview with Jason Schulist

Jason Schulist is President of Generative Local Community Institute (GLCI), an organization that connects communities so they can better address social issues like homelessness. Jason shared how continuous improvement factors into this important line of work. In this podcast you’ll learn: The quote that inspires Jason Jason’s background, specifically in social change About value streams […]

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