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Four Lenses of Corporate Innovation

Four Lenses of Corporate Innovation

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Innovation as a Holistic, System-Wide Journey Over the years, I’ve partnered with large organizations grappling with the complexities of innovation. … Read More

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agile, ambidextrous organization, critical thinking, design thinking, high performance leadership, high performing teams, lean, non-linear thinking, OD (organization development), reflective leadership, scrum
Lean lingo

Lean Lingo

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Kaizen, Kanban, Gemba, Muda and other Lean lingo we always hear, what do they actually mean? Coach Takeshi explains. Download … Read More

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How to Build a Kanban Board from Scratch

How to Build a Kanban Board from Scratch

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Your Kanban is a living, breathing artifact. Use it daily and update it frequently. Keep it live and fresh. Why … Read More

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革新 kaku-shin

Kaizen (改善) and Kaku-shin (革新)

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My stance is that, change and transformation is a result. We don’t change for the sake of changing. Rather, I … Read More

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The many flavors of experimental and iterative approaches

The many flavors of Experimental and Iterative approaches

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The importance is to experiment and iterate. What approach you take is of secondary importance. Chose whatever approach that best … Read More

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The Art of Kanban + User Story Mapping

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Kanban is deep… Combine that with Jeff Patton’s User Story Mapping (USM), it becomes a powerful visualization tool in Scrum.

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Lean, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Startup, Clarified | Lifecycle

Lean, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Startup: Clarified

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Lean: not just a hype word for efficiency Yah sure, we do “lean” here and we operate a tight ship … Read More

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A Pretty Good Summary of Lean, Agile, Scrum | Lifecycle

A Pretty Good Summary of Lean, Agile Scrum

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Glossary: Lean, Agile, Scrum, Sprint, Kanban Consider Lean & Agile as pretty much the same thing, they are basically really … Read More

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Start From Here: 5 Recommended Reads For Learning Lean & Agile

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The Lean Startup, Eric Ries, 2011 Scrum, Jeff Sutherland, 2014 The Startup Owner’s Manual, Steve Blank and Bob Dorf, 2012 … Read More

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