Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, “for real.” One theme I keep hearing over and over is engagement Read More …
Toyota has led us through the turn of the century and beyond establishing “Respect for People” as one of the most important ingredients of the Toyota Production System and Lean Thinking. This has led to establishing a culture of Servant Leadership versus the more traditional command and control type organization. This type of thinking in Read More …
One of the main reasons that I have attached marketing to the Lean methodology is the simple approach that is used and termed “Learn by Doing.” The Toyota Production System is known for Kaizen/PDCA that is explicitly built upon learning-by-doing effects. Kaizen is a daily process, the purpose of which goes beyond simple productivity improvement. Read More …
I have come to believe that in many successful companies there is not a lot of low-hanging fruit left. They simply cannot make efficiency changes that will create significant differences in the market place. Does that mean you should stop? Not at all, that’s part of the dilemma. Your competitors are improving so that means Read More …
Alan is an industry thought leader in Lean, Kanban, product portfolio management, Scrum and agile design. He helps companies transition to Lean and Agile methods enterprise-wide as well teaches courses in these areas. He is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives and also can be found on twitter @alshalloway. Alan is the primary author Read More …
All of us want to be customer-centric? Are your products and organization structured to be customer-centric? In the book, Designing Your Organization: Using the STAR Model to Solve 5 Critical Design Challenges, the authors discuss the differences between being product-centric and customer centric. Listen to what co-author Amy Kates says.. Adapted from the book, I Read More …