Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership
Business:Management
Author, podcaster, and consultant
https://www.leanblog.org/389
My guest for Episode #389 is Elisabeth Swan. She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast. As her bio says, she's "been helping people successfully build their problem-solving muscles for over 30 years, and she loves what she does every single day."
In the episode, we discuss brainstorming, using an article she wrote for GoLeanSixSigma.com as the starting point: "Green Belts: Group Brainstorming Is a Waste of Time." Why has classic brainstorming proven to be ineffective, especially in the context of Lean, Six Sigma, or process improvement? And how can it be better given the reality of remote teams?
The conversation also veers into talking about Elisabeth's history in improv comedy and how lessons from the improv approach influence her to this day. Why does "structure set you free" in improv or Lean Six Sigma? We'll talk about that and more.
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Kay Kendall, #Lean and Leading the Malcolm Baldrige Way
Andy Sheppard, #Lean, Change Management & More
Katie Anderson, #Lean Reflections on Living in Japan
Jay Arthur, ”Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals” *
David Veech, His New Book "Leadersights"
Steve Thompson, Lean Supply Chain Lessons from Automotive
Isaac Mitchell, Lean Design in Healthcare
Dr. Paul DeChant & Dr. Diane Shannon on Burnout
Brian MacNeice & James Bowen, "Powerhouse" Book
Tom Ehrenfeld, #Lean Books & Lean Startup
Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research
Karyn Ross on Lean for Service Excellence
Bernita Biekmann on Lean Design for Hospitals
Tyrone Butler on Lean, Six Sigma & More
Pascal Dennis, "Andy & Me and the Hospital"
Steven J. Spear, "Beyond the Jargon" of Lean and Improvement
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Talking About Lean
Brad White, on Lean Daily Management for Healthcare
Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 2