So Did the Shingo Prize Really Change?
13 August 2010
By Kevin Meyer It's been almost exactly five years since Bill and I took the Shingo Prize to task (to put it gently) for some rather bizarre sele…
Watering Down a Spill of Unintended Consequences
1 August 2010
By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know that a pet peeve of mine is the lack of true root cause analysis and long-term perspective by presumably well-int…
GM and Ford - Another Check on our Undesired Investment
24 July 2010
By Kevin Meyer A couple of news items lately prompted me to take a look at my undesired investment, as a taxpayer, in General Motors. With a couple…
The Lean Nation, Ron Pereira, and Paul Akers
25 April 2010
Just a quick post that you might want to check out the latest episode of The Lean Nation, an actual lean-oriented radio show on WPRV in Providence, Rh…
Yes, Debt Matters
26 March 2010
By Kevin Meyer Over the last several weeks I've been contemplating how things have changed in my still relatively short lifetime... how the word…
Rush Rush Rush... Fix Fix Fix
25 March 2010
By Kevin Meyer It has started even sooner than I expected. In this new era of supposed transparency and deliberation - at least that's what was…
Don't Poke the Balloon
1 March 2010
By Kevin Meyer Grim Reader is always one of my favorite reads as Eric never fails to challenge my intellectual capacity. Of course some of you will c…
Applying Product Design Methods to Government Policy Design
13 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer 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…