Chuck Frey, Innovation Maven

by Hal on November 28, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

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Article Series - Project kaizen Co-Blogging

  1. Intro to kaizen for Project Teams
  2. Norman Bodek, Godfather of Lean
  3. Project kaizen Co-Blogging Themes
  4. Jon Miller, Lean Leader
  5. Chuck Frey, Innovation Maven
  6. Joe Ely, Lean Practitioner
  7. Bill Waddell, Lean Provocateur
  8. Mark Graban, Lean Commentary
  9. Who’s the Project kaizen “Plus One”?
  10. What is (Project) kaizen?
  11. gemba Project kaizen
  12. Adopt Project kaizen to Tap Ingenuity
  13. Kathleen Fasanella Is Monday’s Project kaizen “Plus One” Blogger
  14. Project kaizen Is Team Sport
  15. Project kaizen in Workstreams Increases Throughput
  16. Grim Reader: Project kaizen Co-Blogger for Wednesday
  17. Quick ‘n Easy Kaizen: Winning with Project kaizen
  18. Revisit and Rethink Your Project with the Project kaizen Blitz
  19. Accomplishment Fuels More Accomplishment
  20. We’ve Just Begun Exploring Project kaizen

I'm always on the lookout for people who can point me to something I want to know more about. If you want to learn about innovation, then Chuck Frey, writing at the Innovation Weblog, will get you started in the right direction. Chuck seems to know everyone who knows anything about innovation. But he's not just a maven. His commentary on innovation is instructive.

(T)here is no problem, only a far better way of doing something.

So what's the connection to project kaizen? Well, Chuck had the same question. kaizen is often understood as (just) solving problems. I don't buy that. For many situations there is no problem, only a far better way of doing something. Every time someone comes up with a better way they likely are innovating. Yet, we reserve the word "innovate" for people who do something big…really big. Little innovations from everyone everyday is an engine for success. Chuck will be commenting on the innovation opportunities in the project kaizen postings from the rest of us. Don't miss it!

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