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Improve something today

Improve something today

By Brian Kerr

Practicing continuous improvement in a world that's just one damn thing after another.
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0031: Change management, with Devon Persing

Improve something todayMay 03, 2021

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0031: Change management, with Devon Persing
May 03, 202124:09
0030: The mountain, the muddle, and the morning after the earthquake
Mar 29, 202111:20
0029: Respect for people, with Fabian Jimenez
Mar 08, 202121:41
0028: Consensus and agreement, with Andre Helmstetter
Mar 01, 202117:04
0027: The People, Yes

0027: The People, Yes

Checking in with Carl Sandburg's "The People, Yes" before Election Day. "The people have come far and can look back and say, 'We will go farther yet.'"

Nov 02, 202003:05
0026: The Tables Turned

0026: The Tables Turned

We're still here, and we're still feeling stuck. Or at least I am. I bet you are too. Reading: William Wordsworth's "The Tables Turned" 

Aug 19, 202005:33
0025: Shelter in place with Shantideva

0025: Shelter in place with Shantideva

The world has gone off format and so has this podcast. Discussed: it's time to change and/or die; the weird story of Shantideva, the failed 8th century prince, public servant, and monk; and comforting words from Shantideva's "A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life."

Mar 30, 202008:33
0024: Options
Jan 13, 202004:32
0023: Bottlenecks
Dec 05, 201906:42
0022: A field guide to learning from failure
Nov 26, 201906:07
0021: Not knowing
Nov 06, 201906:09
0020: Bought and sold and bought again
Oct 09, 201903:11
0019: Begin again
Sep 21, 201903:12
0018: Respect for people
Apr 18, 201904:17
0017: Throughput

0017: Throughput

Welcome back! Throughput, goodput, and making the most of it.

Jan 12, 201904:17
0016: Housekeeping

0016: Housekeeping

You gotta take care of yourself, so I'm taking a week to do just that. Also, 2 easy ways you can support this podcast after it returns from a 1 week break.
Aug 17, 201801:31
0015: Countermeasures

0015: Countermeasures

Looking for countermeasures instead of solutions.
Aug 16, 201803:31
0014: Movement and transportation

0014: Movement and transportation

Revisiting the wastes of lean, and two particular types of waste.
Aug 15, 201802:37
0013: What is continuous improvement, anyways?

0013: What is continuous improvement, anyways?

It's about getting good at small, reversible improvements. Over time folks will learn they no longer need to be scared of change, or even of failure.
Aug 14, 201802:26
0012: See one, do one, teach one

0012: See one, do one, teach one

Learning and training when things are complicated.
Aug 13, 201802:22
0011: Book: Measures of Success, by Mark Graban
Aug 03, 201802:16
0010: In which I split my pants

0010: In which I split my pants

The job of facilitation and the value of facilitating with a partner.
Aug 02, 201802:22
0009: Finding what's bad

0009: Finding what's bad

Waste! Defects • Overproduction • Waiting • Not using what people to give • Transportation • Inventory • Movement • Extra processing.
Jul 31, 201803:30
0008: Knowing what's good

0008: Knowing what's good

If people can agree on what's good, the rest is details.
Jul 26, 201802:44
0007: Liberating structures
Jul 25, 201804:04
0006: A weird story about fax machines (updated)

0006: A weird story about fax machines (updated)

Lay information and knowledge out as simply and concisely as possible, so you can get it out of your brain and into the world.
Jul 24, 201802:30
0005: Guessing
Jul 23, 201802:54
0004: Variation
Jul 20, 201803:28
0003: Standards

0003: Standards

Setting standards and trying to perform to standard is a method. Better service, better outcomes, better relationships—that's the goal.
Jul 19, 201802:24
0002: What did you notice?

0002: What did you notice?

You matter and your ideas matter. Taking time to notice what's going on around you is where those ideas come from.
Jul 18, 201803:13
0001: Problems

0001: Problems

Problems, solutions, and the problem with solutions.
Jul 17, 201802:47