Filipe Marques, of Torre, discusses the importance of seeing value verses non-value activities.

If you follow this blog, you know what a fan we are of Filipe Marques, of Torre. Well check out his very first Lean improvement. He just happened to be showing Greg Glebe, of Xylem Design, another big fan of ours.

Daniel Crawford, of Lean Smarts, shared this video discussing fixing what bugs you…especially and small stuff. Good stuff, Daniel!

Happy Independent’s Day! This Thomas Riner video showing how Thomas Jefferson fixed what bugs him seem appropriate to share today!

Paul Akers demonstrates how he stores his sunglasses on his neck…his 2 Second Lean improvement today.

Paul Akers discusses his Lean process for checking out a rental car.

“‘I’ve noticed in my time at Toyota that the environmental lens is a way of focusing problem solving,’ says Ryan McMullan, environmental and safety manager for Toyota. Back in the 1950s, when Toyota put forward the idea of continuous improvement, eliminating various kinds of waste from production became an important step in the process. Now that step includes identifying wasted resources such as water, fuel, and materials. ‘The approach Toyota took allowed environmental and financial success to go hand in hand,’ McMullan says.” To read this whole post by Alyssa Danigelis in Environmental Leader, press here.

Chris Hotze, of Crescere Capital Management, recorded a video showing how he used Lean thinking to better protect his iPhone.

Thomas Riner, of Fancy Hill Farms, fixed a small thing that what bugs him…it all adds up!