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Japan Study Mission | Team 15 recap

Watch a recap from the Japan Study Mission Team 15. What a life changing event!

For more information on the Japan Study Mission, go to this link.

What My Dad Taught Me | Principle 1

Paul Akers shares principle #1 of what he learned from his dad: Be a force of nature!

12.02.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean, Paul's Adventures

Text Expander

Paul Akers uses Text Expander for today’s 2 Second Lean Improvement.

For more information on Text Expander, go to their website.

Want to see what improvement collaboration looks like at Fastcap?

11.29.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, 2 Second Lean, Lean, eBlast

Lean Bridge Building

Paul Akers discusses two large bridges being built outside Nagoya Japan. The attention to detail is flawless.

11.27.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean, Lean Organizations

Organizing your tool chest?

Ted Pancoast, of Ted Pancoast Woodworking, shared this video showing how he used Kaizen Foam to organize his tool chest.

Is nature Lean?

11.22.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, 2 Second Lean, Lean, eBlast

Next Japan Study Mission

Paul Akers discusses the upcoming Japan Study Missions that will take place this April, 2-18. For more information on the Japan Study Mission, go to this link.

YouTube Double Tap Fast Forward

A day ago Paul Akers shared a video showing how to fast forward a YouTube video on the iPhone (https://youtu.be/QkD7-MWXPxc). Well Derrick Holland saw the video and pointed out that if you double tap in the front or back, it will go back or advance by 10 seconds. Nice tip

Yokoten – when people transmit information across an organization so everyone can learn together.

Lean Grocery Store Test

Paul Akers and everyone on the Japan Study Mission Team 14 try to break the system at a Lean grocery store in Japan by checking out all at the same time.