Online Resources
ThedaCare - Center for Healthcare Value
They have many valuable resources such as Whitepapers, monthly newsletters, videos and webinars... all for free.
Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
This is North America’s premier organization for the exchange of knowledge in Organizational Excellence
through the implementation of techniques such as Lean Tools, Leadership, Lean Product Development,
Lean Supply Chain and Lean Accounting. The website offers:
- Full list of events
- Lean and other Manufacturing Excellence tools
Greenleaf Center
The Greenleaf Center is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Indiana.
The Center promotes the understanding and practice of servant leadership. The website offers:
- Links to conferences and educational events
- An introduction to "servant leadership"
- An online store
Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)
They have a very simple objective at LEI: They try to describe in plain language the fundamental ideas of lean thinking.
The website has multiple uses, some highlights are:
- Interactive users forums covering many different topics
- Extensive knowledge center with topics broken up by Lean tool and/or Industry
- Education center
- Store for Lean resources
Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
The mission of SME is to acquire and distribute manufacturing knowledge among its members
and the broader manufacturing community. The website has many functions, some of the key elements are:
- Professional development courses and certification programs
- Knowledge center for all kinds of fields
- Jobs and career locating services
- Extensive list of industry events
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Showcasing how Lean applies to all types of governmental processes. Be sure to look at:
- Extensive list under “quick links” for all kinds of Lean thinking that is typically outside the normal thinking, for example “Lean And Chemicals Toolkit”
- Downloadable tool kits for many environmental topics
Boeing Frontiers Online
Lean for Government
Gemba Lean Management
PODCASTS
My Favorite Mistake Podcast hosted by Mark Graban
You Are Not So Smart Podcast hosted by David McRaney
BLOGS
Daily Kaizen
About this blog: “We intend to tell our Lean healthcare stories and reflect with you about our learning’s.” However, they often discuss Lean issues not related to healthcare.
Gemba Tales
General Lean thinking blog, wide range of topics
Improve With Me
Project management and Continuous Improvement focus
Jamie Flinchbaugh
Blog on lean culture, transformational leadership, and entrepreneurial excellence
Lean For Everyone
Focuses on Lean “everywhere” including at home.
Lean Leadership
Business management improvement and general Lean focus
Old Lean Dude
A Blog About Understanding TPS and Gaining Its Full Benefits, brought to you by "The Toast Guy"
Squawk Point
The Squawk Point is about service operations and their ability to make things far more complicated than they really need to be.
The Think Shack
The Think Shack tries to connect Lean thinking to everyday life
Visual Management Blog
Highlights visual management in project management and other common settings
Lean.org
Sharing Experiences, Learning from Others