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What’s Next for Lean?

Not that I have a crystal ball...

Jon Miller
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:30
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Whether I am speaking about lean to an audience of one or 100, if the conversation goes on long enough the question inevitably arises: “What’s next for lean?” I always manage an answer, typically tying it to the theme of the discussion, speech, or intended teaching but never quite giving the same answer. Is this because “what’s next” keeps changing? Did the last “next” thing already happen between speaking opportunities? Or am I just inconsistent? There may be truth to all three, but on deeper reflection I must admit that my answers have sometime been a bit flippant. I don’t think this one is an important question, and in some cases my answers have been designed to shock people into this realization.

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Submitted by Tripp Babbitt on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 10:17

What's next for lean? Systems Thinking

I just spent 4 days in a deeper dive with the Vanguard Method and systems thinking. I have to say that this is truly the most well-conceived combination of theory and methods I have ever experienced. The use of thinking that has barely hit the shores of the US and from what I have experienced in Europe this has huge potential. Improvement like I haven't seen since the Japanese Industrial Miracle.

Tripp Babbitt
www.newsystemsthinking.com

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