Sept Happy Hour with Norman Bodek, the “Godfather of Lean” (Video and Podcast)
Norman Bodek recently released a new book, “The Leader’s Guide for Social Responsibility” During our September 2020 Happy Hour event, he discusses the Gold Vision method and how to set very high goals, such as how to: Be very successful in life...
Oregon City Farmers Market Focused On Improved Customer Experience
by Brion Hurley The Oregon City Farmers Market had faced many challenges this year, trying to figure out how to offer their year-round market during a pandemic. As one of the first farmers markets to open up in Oregon, the leadership team quickly came up with a...April Happy Hour with Amy Powell (Video and Podcast)
Our guest presenter during our first Zoom Happy Hour on April 7th was Amy Powell, a Certified Culture Transformation Practitioner with the Barrett Values Centre. She showed us how to measure the 7 Levels of culture, and guided us through an exercise to measure culture...Lean & Energy Efficiency, Lean Startups for Social Change, and Continuous Improvement Resources
April Happy Hour: Lean & Energy Efficiency / Apr 2, 2019 – Kjell van Zoen, who runs the Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program for Energy 350, explains the overlaps in SEM and Lean, and how he applies lean skills to SEM to further Energy 350’s mission...Business meeting summary
Meeting summary from our 2/20/19...Lean: Helping People Helping Make Work Better
This article was published in The Hollywood Star News in Feb 2019 Lean Portland is an organization focused on helping nonprofits by applying principles rooted in efficiency and continuous improvement. When Matt Horvat, an internal process and healthcare professional...To Certify or Not to Certify?
The Lean Portland Happy Hour focused theme for our January 1st Tuesday event was on Lean (and other) certifications. Nicole Sisco, Portland State Center of Executive and Professional Education started the conversation about their certificate programs and we discussed...Nonprofits Tour VC to Learn About Daily Management
Several volunteers from Lean Portland and a few nonprofit partners took a tour on November 21st, 2018 to learn how the Vancouver Clinic (VC) performs their daily management system for escalating problems. Tour attendees were John Ashcraft (Free Geek), Drew...Oregon Department of Human Services Annual Lean Academy Conference
By Bret Matthews Lean Portland members Ernest Mayer and Maria Grzanka co-presented the keynote at the Oregon Department of Human Services Annual Lean Academy Conference on August 14, 2018. The presentation was titled “Understanding Culture for Continuous...“Lean at Home” Contest with Prizes
We’re looking for the best improvements implemented at home! $200 in prizes!
