Allen Bonthuis sent us this video and said, “You and 2 second Lean are a great inspiration to me working in the agricultural field and trying to help my customers get started in Lean. You have also inspired me to take Lean into my own woodshop and there are some videos of that coming soon to YouTube and Facebook. What I wanted to share with you today though is my fun day in the shop with my grandson yesterday. He started asking questions about my new work table and why I was taking apart my old work bench and well you can see for yourself what happened…”

Mike Trulove shared this video about a Lean bike repair station at San Angelo State Park. Brilliant!

Sometimes all you need is a little reminder everyday…and the built in affirmation isn’t bad, either.

Paul Akers discusses his trip to Puerto Rico and the time he spent with Carlos Jimenez.

Filipe Marques, from TORRE, and his family will be traveling all over Europe this summer visiting Lean organizations. If you would like him to visit your organization, get ahold of him via Voxer (fmarqu4904) or Mobile (351919789085).

Paul Akers demonstrates how to use chopsticks. Something that will come in handy during the Japan Study Mission.

Paul Akers compiles a bunch of tips and tricks to help make the Japan Study Mission (or anyone traveling to Japan) even more successful.

Paul Akers discussing how delegation is the number one reason why Lean fails.

Do you want to experience lean with a mind-twisting, contrarian perspective? Have you ever heard of Jeff Kaas from Kaas Tailored? Well, let me introduce you to my good friend. We were both introduced to The Toyota Production System 20 years ago in Japan. Jeff’s company, Kaas Tailored has impacted organizations around the world.

If you’d like to learn more, click here for an article written by John Miller from Gemba Academy.

If you’d like to learn with Jeff and his Team click here and prepare to have your mind blown.