The official podcast of the Lean Enterprise Institute.
Episodes
Monday Apr 23, 2018
Monday Apr 23, 2018
D-Lab at MIT is using LPPD thinking to help solve problems in the developing world, and are truly making the world a better place for all those involved.
Today Kendra Leith, Associate Director for Research, at D-Lab joined LEI’s Communication’s director to share more about how D-Lab works and some of the great projects they are working on.
To learn more about D-Lab at MIT and the great projects they are working on visit d-lab.mit.edu.
To hear from Kendra Leith in person join us this June 19-20 at the Designing the Future Summit in Traverse City, Michigan. There you’ll not only hear Kendra but you’ll also hear from the chief engineers of the 2015 Ford Mustang, 2019 Toyota Avalon, as well as how lean product and process development applies Software development, energy creation, healthcare and more.
To learn more about this event go to lean.org/designfuture2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Live from the 2018 Lean Transformation Summit in Nashville, Jim Womack interviews Ben Hartman, author of the Lean Farm, Joel Daly General Manager Veada Industries, and Aluminum Trailer CEO/Owner Steve Brenneman.
You’ll hear how lean thinking was shared from one person to another in very different industries, and the amazing changes that took place.
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Tracey and Ernie Richardson, authors of the Toyota Engagement Equation join John Shook on the main stage at the Lean Transformation Summit in Nashville.
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
A few weeks ago Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet, and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon announced that they are forming their own company to combat the costs and issues with healthcare in the US.
Eric Buehrens sat down with LEI's Communications Director, Chet Marchwinski to discuss this new organization, and talk about some of the challenges they may face and offering some advice.
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
20 years ago the book Learning to See was published, bringing with it the concept of Value Stream Mapping. Now 20 years later the book is still a best seller and Value Stream Mapping is the cornerstone of lean thinking. Jim Womack, the publisher of the book sits down with John Shook one of the book's authors to talk about what it took to make such a pioneering publication.
John and Jim also discuss the book Managing to Learn which explored A3 creation and coaching.
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018