Transition from Discussion to Dialogue to Innovate

A. Moralizing for Pain Relief In great pain from his right molar, a person comes to his dentist. The doctor sits him down on the treatment chair, pulls out a set of illustrations of proper brushing and pictures of...

“Managers do not solve problems, they manage messes. designing a desirable future and inventing ways of bringing it about.” Russell Ackoff (1979) This is the third is a series of columns relating to Waterfall,...

The theory of hoshin kanri is clear, but how can you adapt it to a government organization structured in departments where making A3s is not a daily practice? A Dutch ministry shares its experience. Read Wiebe Nijdam‘s full post on...

Strategy deployment is fundamental to a lean transformation, but managers often struggle to understand its importance amid the day-to-day firefighting. This article will tell you how to make hoshin happen. Read Wiebe Nijdam‘s full post on Planet Lean: the Lean...

Creating a learning environment that welcomes problems and experimentation and adapts to market changes should be our main objective. So why do we stick to obsolete ways to teach and develop people? Read the full post on Planet Lean:...

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of hosting a lean product and technology development workshop here at ILE in Zikhron Ya’akov. The workshop was led by Dr. Monica Rossy from the Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering at the Politecnio...

It might seem like a subtlety, but the distinction between discussion and dialogue is actually fundamental as we try to find new ways to unleash organizational creativity. Read the full post on Planet Lean: the Lean Global Network Journal....