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The Real Meaning of Kaizen

What does the word “kaizen” mean to you? You likely know the word kaizen to mean “continuous improvement” or just “improvement”. Perhaps you first heard

March 18, 2021 6 Comments

Japan Gemba Visit: Lean Thinking in Government – Part 3 – Redesigning flow and customer service in General Services

In the first two posts in this series, I shared how the leaders of Nakano City, one of the 23 wards within the Tokyo metropolitan area,

May 9, 2017 5 Comments

Japan Gemba Visit: Lean Thinking in Government – Part 2 – Kaizen and Kaikaku to improve service to elderly constituents

In the first post in this series, I shared how the leaders of Nakano City, one of the 23 wards within the Tokyo metropolitan area, describe how

May 1, 2017 1 Comment

Japan Gemba Visit: Lean Thinking in Government – Part 1 – Kaizen, Kaikaku & PDCA to improve customer service

Less than a month before my family wrapped up our time in Japan last June, Tim Wolput of Lean Japan Study Tours invited me to

April 19, 2017 5 Comments

Japan Gemba Visit: Ashikaga Part 4 – Eco-R, using 5S and kaizen to create a sustainable world and joyful society

As I’ve written about in earlier posts, last spring I led a study trip to the Japanese “5S City” of Ashikaga to learn about how organizations in

March 2, 2017 2 Comments

Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital – Part 5: The role of managers and physicians in leading improvement

In the previous four posts in this series about my visit to Toyota Memorial Hosptial (TMH) in Toyota City, Japan, last month, I’ve covered topics

May 24, 2016 5 Comments

Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital – Part 4: Set challenging goals & engage patients and staff in continuous improvement

Continuous Improvement and the Toyota Way In an earlier post about my visit to Toyota Memorial Hospital (TMH) in Toyota City, Japan, last month, I

May 17, 2016 6 Comments

Japan Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital with strong commitment to quality improvement Part 3 – Data Transparency, Kaizen and PDCA

Data and measurement are key components to improvement. As I wrote about in my previous two blog posts, a Tokyo hospital that I visited twice last month (both

February 8, 2016 5 Comments

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The Real Meaning of Kaizen

Japan Gemba Visit: Lean Thinking in Government – Part 3 – Redesigning flow and customer service in General Services

Japan Gemba Visit: Lean Thinking in Government – Part 2 – Kaizen and Kaikaku to improve service to elderly constituents

Japan Gemba Visit: Lean Thinking in Government – Part 1 – Kaizen, Kaikaku & PDCA to improve customer service

Japan Gemba Visit: Ashikaga Part 4 – Eco-R, using 5S and kaizen to create a sustainable world and joyful society

Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital – Part 5: The role of managers and physicians in leading improvement

Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital – Part 4: Set challenging goals & engage patients and staff in continuous improvement

Japan Gemba visits: Lean in hospitals and manufacturing – a preview of recent site visits

Upcoming Japan Lean 5S Study Trip: “Best of Ashikaga – Lean Management, Rural Winery, Japan’s First School and More!

Gemba visit: Leadership lessons about kaizen and Medical Quality Improvement at a Japanese hospital

What does “Lean” mean in Japan? Are Japanese hospitals practicing “Lean”?

Japan Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital with strong commitment to quality improvement Part 3 – Data Transparency, Kaizen and PDCA

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