We received this email from Scott Griffiths, of Laird, after a visit to FastCap.

Subject: RE: Fix What Bugs You – UPDATE

Fellow Travelers on the Path to Lean:

One of my commitments from the Lean Tour of Seattle was to try the bathroom cleaning concept we saw at Fastcap. (Inspired by the picture of Bill and Alberto hovering over that gleaming bowl of porcelain.)

Here is my first cut at the standard bathroom cleaning procedure which is now in effect for the men’s room outside the conference center at San Marcos. I’ll let you know what I learn. Peace, Griff

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, interviews Zane Schweitzer at Punalau Beach (Windmills) in Maui. Zane Schweitzer is one of the top amateur competitors in the Hawaiian surfing competition scene competing in HASA and NSSA for the past 6 years. Besides his love of surfing, he is also an ambassador for the sport of windsurfing and very passionate about motocross and Stand Up Paddling. For more information on Zane Schweitzer, visit his website.

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Paul Akers discovers that Windex is the solution for cleaning diamonds…and it is so lean!

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Paul Akers demonstrates how he does audio emails on his iPhone while on vacation in Maui. For more information on lean, visit 2 Second Lean.

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator broadcast, interviews Jimmy Lewis, who makes the best surf boards in the planet! For more information on Jimmy Lewis, visit his website.

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Mitchell Wilson, of Bend Memorial Clinic, sent us this very entertaining video showing the Raiders of the 8 wastes!

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Jason Klous, of McGough Construction, sent us this video showing how they are using 2 Second Lean principles to organize their storage area. I’m sure this is the first of many improvement videos!

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Paul Akers, of The American Innovator broadcast, takes us along as he spends the day at Peʻahi on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii. It has lent its name to a big wave surfing break, also known as Jaws.

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Robert Goudelock, of Walters and Wolf, sent us a copy of this email. So encouraging! He and Henry Nguyen, of Arcadia Nevada, gave us permission to share this.

“I have been asked by Arcadia LV to extend a THANK YOU to Walters & Wolf for introducing them to 2 Second Lean. Henry recalls when we started the Desert Blue project and Ken & I were in his office explaining to him what we had been learning and how it could benefit him. He admits it went in one ear and out the other. He says it really was an issue of pride with him especially since he had been successfully operating in the black for 8 years and that was good enough. The Walters & Wolf LV team kept on him and then a few weeks back he asked Ken for a 2 Second Lean book which he read cover to cover that night . He got so excited that he ordered 40 more copies in English and Spanish for each of his employees. He said that after reading the book he was embarrassed upon walking into his office & fabrication area and how much waste there was. The manager of Arcadia LV North, Mark Knutzen, took the book home and wasn’t aware that his wife had read the entire book and started making changes around the house and in particular the bathroom that they share. She started using LEAN terminology and telling him that there are going to be some major changes in their home which inspired him to finish reading the book. Henry mentioned that he had to humble himself and realize that if they have been operating in the black for all these years what’s the potential for the future of the company and the impact on the lives of his employees as they start to practice LEAN and learn to see waste at work and at home.”

Kelly Goodsel, of Viking Plastics, sent us this video showing one of their many 2 Second Improvements. For more information on lean, visit 2 Second Lean.