Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

GA 593 | The Importance of Simplification with Dr. Lucas Chesla and Kirk Nicholas

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This week’s guests are Dr. Lucas Chesla and Kirk Nicholas. Luke and Kirk shared how continuous improvement is used in the military, the book they wrote together, their thoughts on AI, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 
  • The quotes Luke and Kirk like (3:55)
  • Kirk’s background (5:16)
  • Luke’s background (10:04)
  • The inspiration for the book (14:34)
  • About their enterprise model (21:35)
  • All about the five pillars (26:41)
  • Their thoughts on ChatGPT (30:49)
  • How they respond to pressures for results (35:29)
  • How they met (42:55)
  • Luke and Kirk’s final words of wisdom (43:57)
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    • Kirk on LinkedIn
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