Managing Customer Value
Many of us use different planning instruments and schedulers. Kanban being one of the most familiar methods to readers of this blog. In the last several months, I have written about the Last Planner® (Last Planner is a registered trademark of Lean Construction Institute (LCI)) and have had several podcast on the subject most notably Read More …
This is the introduction page to the Trilogy Module of the Lean Service Design Trilogy Course. There is a special offer located on the page. First, I would like to emphasis the importance of knowing, understanding how a customer/prospect views and uses your Service Products. In the Service/Train module, I introduced the pyramid of the Read More …
Marc Stickdorn is one of my favorite resources on Service Design. Even without that endorsement, he has earned his recognition as the co-author of This is Service Design Thinking. Marc appeared on the Business901 podcast, Service Design Thinking Podcast with Marc Stickdorn. Below is an excellent presentation on Service Design with a little Service Dominant Read More …
There seems to be as many maps in the Service Design world as there is time in the Lean world. Have you ever thought of how many different types of time, there are in the Lean World? Lean has an infatuation with time: Lead Time, Takt Time, Cycle Time, Machine Time, Process Time, Value Add Read More …
Chesbrough is to open innovation what Christensen is to innovation in general, and his concepts and ideas are spot on. Chesbrough is the executive director of the Haas Center for Open Innovation, rethinks the concept of open innovation to tackle a new economy. In his new book, Open Services Innovation, Chesbrough offers the tools to Read More …
Do you need a fresh perspective on how to apply Gemba Walks? For starters, are you visiting the areas where your service interacts directly with the customer? Are you looking to identify new service delighters and make a lasting positive impression on customers? Bob Petruska of Sustain Lean Consulting has written a new book, Gemba Read More …