Using Lean Tools for Learning

Can I use your ADTP model along with an A3? – Joe Todd Sperl:  Absolutely. We think it fits well with the A3, and that’s the way we designed and put it into the book. The way we’ve overlapped it, we think it blends nicely with that A3. Some may agree, and some may disagree. Read More …

Positive Organizational Development Tools

Sarah Lewis and her organization, Appreciating Change aim is to achieve whole system change, with positive and creative solutions working through psychological processes such as emotional engagement, the creative imagination, core values and key strengths. These approaches minimizes the challenges of resistance to change and getting buy-in.  In the podcast we introduce Sarah’s new Positive Read More …

Does Original 7 Quality Tools Still Fit?

Prior to his early retirement, Brian Joiner was Chairman and co-owner of Joiner Associates, a nationally recognized management consulting firm. Prior to Joiner Associates, Brian was a UW professor. He is the author of Fourth Generation Management and co-author with Peter Scholtes of The Team Handbook, published by Joiner Associates and one of the best-selling Read More …

7 Kata = The Next 7 Tools?

We have started a few discussions around the web and formed a Next 7 Tools community group to explore, create, and perfect the next generation of continuous improvement tools. I have offered a few suggestions one being in the blog post, Please Join Us in Evolving The Next Seven Tools. In this post I considered Read More …

Innovation Power Tools

Author Dave Powers offers a practical approach to sustaining long-term growth. The Curve Ahead: Discovering the Path to Unlimited Growth describes how growth companies can build innovation into the rhythm of their business operations and culture using design thinking, prototyping, business model design and other Innovation Power Tools. This podcast is not just for established Read More …