by Brion Hurley | Nov 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
We are excited to announce that we are hosting our 3rd unconference! The goal for this virtual event is to bring together like-minded people interested in helping nonprofits, NGOs, government agencies and public sector organizations apply Lean and other process...
by Brion Hurley | Jan 8, 2021 | Local Events, News
At our first Happy Hour of 2021, we are joined by John Ashcraft, who has been our focal point and best advocate for Lean at Free Geek. He shares the journey we’ve gone through over the past 4 years, and how they’ve applied Lean principles and concepts to...
by Brion Hurley | Dec 22, 2020 | Local Events, News
Sam Pardue shares his work background, and how we leveraged Lean practices at his company (Indow) to reduce risks of COVID transmission, called Clean Practice. Watch the video from our December 2020 Happy...
by Brion Hurley | Dec 11, 2020 | News
We are saddened to hear of the news about the death of Norman Bodek, known as the “Godfather of Lean.” Norman had an amazing influence on the process improvement community, translating and publishing many of the Japanese improvement books into English. You...
by Brion Hurley | Oct 19, 2020 | Stories
Founders of the Lean Portland volunteer group talk with practitioners from Charlotte (NC) and Jacksonville (FL) to provide a brief history of our group, along with recommendations for how they could set up their own volunteer group where they live. You can also listen...
