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We recieved this note from Brad McMahan at POET:

Just wanted to thank you for writing 2 Second Lean. I’ve read it twice and now I’m having my maintenance crew read it. Today we had some of our corporate people fly in to visit our plant in Cloverdale, IN. Our director of operations asked our maintenance clerk how she likes her new job and what kind of things has she been doing and learning. I had the biggest grin today when she mentioned in her discussion that she was “fixing what bugged her.” That phrase if very simple and very catchy. We are all working on ways to fix what bugs us. It is definitely a journey.

Here is a before and after picture of our maintenance office. The first picture was our first year of production, 3 years ago. Very chaotic and unorganized. As you can see some improvements have been made and we are a little more organized. I’m ready to take it one step further and take out the chairs and build some stand up desks on casters.

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, takes his friends and his daughter to Nooksack Falls, WA where he took over 100 photos but reduced it down to 16 of his very best shots. He learned this concept from Dylan Davies, a professional photographer, and shares some of Dylan’s beautiful photos.

For more information on Dylan Davis Photography, visit his website.

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Dale Hedges, of Omniduct, sent us this video recapping the FastCap Lean Tour. We have such a good time with these folks!

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Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, shares his observations and thoughts about China versus the United States after a recent visit.

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Glenn Bostock, at SnapCab, sent us this video after touring FastCap’s new Facility. What a great thanks you gift!!!

For more information on SnapCab, visit their website.

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Walters & Wolf sent us this video showing a great use of magnets to help save time (man power) with layouts.

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Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, shares with us a 3D map of his eye taken by Dr. Mark Aginsky, his Optometrist. He also shares part of Andrew Bastawrous’ TEDx talk about how to test and treat the eyes of people who live in remote areas with a smartphone.

For more information on Dr. Aginsky, at Vision Plus, visit their website.

For more information on the TEDxTalk called Andrew Bastawrous: Get your next eye exam on a smartphone, go to this link.

For more information on The American Innovator, visit our website or Facebook.

For more information on lean, go to 2 Second Lean or Facebook.

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Fernando Gonzalez sent us this video showing a super lean way to make sure your FatBoy Pencil is always sharp! Now you can have lead that is super strong and super sharp!

For more information on this product, visit our website.

We watched this video during our morning meeting. Now that’s lean!!!

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If you want additional information, check out Scott Brusaw’s TEDxSacramento talk!

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