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

This week's guest is Tim Pettry. Ron and Tim discussed outside perceptions of Toyota, Cleveland Clinic's journey with continuous improvement, and Tim's unusual workshop at the upcoming Shingo Conference.

This week's guest is April Bell. Ron and April discussed how Jack Henry uses continuous improvement, specifically Toyota Kata. They also explored quantifying waste in an office setting, and the intersection of tools and scientific thinking.

This week's guest is Alen Ganic. Ron and Alen discussed Alen's work with the City of Grand Rapids, process improvement from the customer perspective, and the importance of celebrating quick wins.

This week's guest is Michael Lombard. Ron and Michael discussed deliberate versus random practice, homeschooling, youth soccer, and what it's like using scientific thinking in those environments. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote that inspires Michael (3:58)

His background (5:42)

Going from practitioner to CEO (9:11)

His family's experience with homeschooling (11:11)

Using the scientific framework with homeschooling (20:56)

Using the scientific framework with soccer (28:14)

One of Ron's favorite soccer memories (33:59)

Kata as a method of balance (38:01)

Podcast Resources

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GA 004 | Leveraging the Toyota Kata Approach to Learning & Coaching

GA 243 | How to Strive to Thrive

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What Do You Think?

Have you ever used scientific thinking in an unusual setting?

This week's guest is Robb Holman. Ron and Robb discussed Robb's new book, "Lessons from Abdul," navigating crises, filtering out the "noise" in our lives, and more.

This week's guest is Jim Huntzinger. Ron and Jim discussed what it means to build a culture of continuous improvement, what the future of continuous improvement looks like, and more.

This week's guest is Carlos Pereyra. Ron and Carlos discussed Carlos's recent graduation from our Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt program, what it means to create psychological safety, measuring success, and more.

This week's guest is Jim Vaselopulos. Ron and Jim discussed business distractions, AI, and the lean parallels in Jim's book on clarity.

This week's guest is Nikhil Joshi. Ron and Nikhil discussed the role of software in continuous improvement, what the future of AI looks like, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote Nikhil likes (2:45)

His background (3:35)

How software plays a role in the continuous improvement world (5:44)

The future regarding AI (9:29)

Whether we'll still talk to each other (16:50)

Practical tips for using technology and software (18:59)

Podcast Resources

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The Lean Startup

Digital Hesitation

Nikhil on LinkedIn

Nikhil on Twitter

Nikhil on Facebook

SNIC Solutions

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What Do You Think?

What does the future hold as far as AI goes? Will we still know how to think?

This week's guest is Clint West. Clint "turned the tables" this week by interviewing our host, Ron Pereira instead. Together they covered everything from lean in the office, to DMAIC, resistance, and more.