Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovators betting on "out of the box" thinking or "faster, better, cheaper" innovation paradigms for success all too frequently find themselves — and their customers — disappointed. to "What does our innovation really ask customers to become?" This turns more traditional notions of innovation value inside-out.

Human Capital 16

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Proposal 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2011

Though charmingly valuable, Kaizen and suggestion boxes are 20th-century productivity anachronisms. An earlier post suggested that new technologies were fabulous media for augmenting and enhancing individual job performance. Technology was as much an enforcement tool as a process platform. Still true.

Kaizen 15

Kaizen Bottom-up Efficiency Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We know that great ideas that drive breakthroughs in productivity come from human beings with the time, talent and energy to innovate. Giving managers more time to do deep thinking can unlock innovations that can have a significant impact on productivity.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

To show how different it is, we have special words to describe them such as " Master Black Belt ," " DMAIC ," " Kaizen ," " A3 ," and " SIPOC.". Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.)

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. Many change leaders use Six Sigma , Kaizen , and Lean for continuous improvement. Implementing the change.

Middle Management 16

Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Most missionaries of the BPM religion come from a heritage in information technology. The manufacturer has since introduced quality techniques (" kaizen " events), as well as Lean strategy deployment methods and tools. Brad Power is a consultant and researcher in process innovation.

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

These technologies and innovations make creating cultures of accountability more practical and transparent. Organizations that care about Kaizen , or the process of continuous improvement, and facilitating effective feedback will make “accs” a way to make sure that their people have the power to (self) improve.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Kaizen Construction Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

They see disrupted incumbents from retail, finance, health care, transportation, professional services, and manufacturing requiring radical restructuring of assets, productivity , and innovation. Conversely, superior user experience designs frequently inspire insight into innovative use-case opportunities.

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

.” When I see just how difficult and challenging it is for so many smart and talented organizations to innovate and adapt under pressure, I see people who are overeducated and undertrained. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. That scares me. The post-9/11 environment demanded it.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8