Treating Lean Psychosis
The treatment of people with severe mental illness often means locking them away in large, impersonal facilities or letting them bounce between short…
Using Solitude and Silence to Enable Reflection
I will take time to be alone today. I will take time to be quiet. In this silence I will listen… and I will hear my answers. – Ruth Fishel Last Memor…
Owning Numerical Ignorance
Earlier this year I discussed the value created by writing by hand. By writing on whiteboards or scribbling in a notebook, ownership, learning, and u…
The Value of Uber and Airbnb
The following is not an advertisement, even if it sounds like it. I will admit I am a big fan of Uber and use the service pretty much anytime I travel…
Airbnb and Uber - From Batch to One Piece Flow
Some of the more interesting internet-driven companies these days are the likes of Airbnb and Uber. They call themselves part of the “sharing economy.…
Forms and More Forms
By Kevin Meyer It's been a busy week - both Bill and I presented at the Lean Accounting Summit. Believe it or not it's the one time a year w…
The Value of Profiting from Poverty
By Kevin Meyer I know that title alone is going to get a bunch of folks tied up in their undies but a story on CNN over the weekend made me think a b…
Improving Educaton Through Lean Mass Customization
By Kevin Meyer Today's one of those days when a question poised by one Wall Street Journal article is answered by another. First we have the new…