Negotiation and the Question of Why
28 February 2010
After being able to stay grounded the entire month of January, I made up for it in February by being on a plane practically every other day – just a t…
Dominica: The Nature Island's Untouched Caribbean Beauty
26 February 2010
Our February 2010 escape to Dominica revealed why this lesser-known Caribbean island deserves its nickname as "The Nature Island." Unlike th…
Taking Care of Knowledge During a Downturn
18 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer The last couple years have been tough for many organizations, and for some the downturn is continuing. How you treat your knowledge a…
Obvious and Underutilized
16 February 2010
Imagine my surprise when an article at the Harvard Business Review of all rags discussed poka yoke. Imagine my further surprise when I found it to be…
25 Problems
15 February 2010
By Jamie Flinchbaugh This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2…
Applying Product Design Methods to Government Policy Design
13 February 2010
The opinion and letters section of the Wall Street Journal is always one of my favorite reads as it makes you realize, again, just how smart the commo…
Andons and Problems at NUMMI
11 February 2010
Interesting article by John Shook in the latest MIT Sloan Review on the culture at NUMMI. The GM-Toyota joint venture let Toyota experiment with apply…
Toyota's Shop Floor Still Remembers
8 February 2010
While Toyota executives are scurrying around having lost their way, the employees at their factories are doing what Toyota does best: improving. For…