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…
Zappos and the Fallacy of Best Practices
31 January 2010
By Kevin Meyer Companies love to spend gobs of money going on treasure hunts to find new best practices. Tours of great companies, workshops by supp…
Fitness Accessories for the Stand Up Desk
30 January 2010
Last week's post on the health effects of standing, and how sitting long periods can more than offset the benefits of even regular vigorous exerci…