Lean A3s should not Provide Solutions

I seldom have trouble getting buy-in for most companies on developing the left side of the A3. More precisely the planning side where we define the problem, define the gap with a stated target condition, address the point of concern and seek root cause. Speaking generally, most companies adapt to this thinking and especially if Read More …

Systems Thinking Stack – 16 Publications

This is a collection of Business901 Podcast Transcriptions, called Stacks (see below) through my Issuu channel: Systems Thinking I organized this stack on Systems Thinking and it includes interviews on Dr. Deming, Peter Scholtes and Brian Joiner. I ended up with 16 publications in the stack at the time of this publication. Stacks are a new Read More …

Learn Lean Sales and Marketing thru A3s

Available December 1 – Pre-Release Pricing: Applying Lean to Sales and Marketing thru A3s Learn to create and use A3s in Sales and Marketing for problem-solving, discovering opportunities and sustaining implementations. Transverse the Marketing Gateway of SDCA-PDCA-EDCA. When most Lean Organizations try to introduce Lean to sales and marketing they seldom take the time to develop Read More …