CENTERLINE - September 2014

Don't Let Your Gemba Be 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind'

Director of Education Marta Karlov shares powerful personal insights about the impact of gemba from a patient's perspective and what leaders are missing by not walking in the shoes of their patients or staff. She also includes a list of easy-to-do gemba activities.

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Lean on Screen: Get the Toast Kaizen DVD

This FUN 27-minute video by Bruce Hamilton will introduce lean principles to everyone on your team! It highlights the seven wastes and uses the process of making toast as a training tool to explain the concept of Kaizen and Lean Thinking.

>>See details on the Toast Kaizen product

Fall Workshop Schedule

Learning Experience	Date	Location
Lean for the Practicing Physician	Oct. 8	Toronto, ON - Learn More
Creating a Lean Culture	Oct. 22	Appleton, WI - Learn More
Pilot: Creating Flow and Removing Waste in Non-Clinical Operations	Oct. 29	Appleton, WI - Learn More

Blogs We Follow

Looking for lean resources? We've compiled a list of healthcare improvement blogs we follow under the "Resources" section of createvalue.org.

>>View the blog list