“We will not be able to blaze new trails unless we boldly turn our thinking processes upside down, and unless everyone participates in that revolution.” Taiichi Ohno
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These ten ideas will dramatically improve your projects. Are these ten rules the top ten? You decide. But don't take too long. Share these rules with your team. Your team members are sure to help you carry them out!
I did an interview with Bas de Baar via Skype video. We discussed how my company is using collaborative tools in support of our clients' projects. Enjoy!
Did you catch the Foreword to In Pursuit of Elegance
The Lean Project Coaches hit the 50 posts mark on Friday. Quite a milestone for just 6 weeks blogging at Coaches Corner. They are writing on all aspects of lean projects. Tap into that for your projects.
Chris Slivon shares a bit of her journey in being a lean coach in the post
Knowing and Not Knowing where she and others write for Lean Project Consulting's Coaches Corner.
Daily improvement to make our jobs safer, easier and more interesting is a corner-stone for Toyota. My colleague Rebecca Bettler describes how Quick 'n'Easy Kaizen is even more powerful when it's team sport. Read A Hidden Beauty...
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Learn about the TWI approach from the only Senior Master Trainer in the US. Patrick Graupp will introduce you to this landmark program: Webinar.
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Adopt this mnemonic for your project environment. Thanks Matt for writing about it.
Raven is consolidating project management hash tags for use on Twitter. Thank you Raven!
Read the latest story of how green meets lean, or should I say kaizen? It's a Wall St Journal article that you don't want to miss.
It irks me when people play games with their writing. It wastes the readers' time, turns them off to what one has to say, and creates idealogical warfares. Write clearly...for the readers. Sorry for this outburst. Let's speak (and write) so we can be understood. Our projects will benefit from that.
Green Pays Off in Green for Adobe
by Hal on October 10, 2006
in commentary, lean
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Most of us know Adobe for its Acrobat PDF software. Did you know that the firm is green? Business 2.0 calls them The Greenest Office in America. And their efforts pay off. For a cumulative $1.1 million investment Adobe enjoys annual savings of almost $1 million. You won't get those returns in the market.
Lean thinking is closely tied to the green movement. The authors of Natural Capitalism claim lean ideas are the theory from which we can build a sustainable environment. Some of The Best 19 Pages on Lean Thinking are offered up in their book. Have a look. And when you're done, how about replacing one or two incandescent bulbs with CFLs?