The Lean-Fitness Analogy

A teaching aid originally developed in the Lean Enterprise Research Centre for use in lean oriented courses for practitioners and employees. It presents a comparison of going lean with getting fit and aims to communic...

Russell Ackoff on Systems Thinking

A classic 1994 presentation by Russel Ackoff from an event hosted by Clare Crawford-Mason and Lloyd Dobyns to capture the Learning and Legacy of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Akof  peaks about the difference between “...

Total Quality Management

This infographic video from Study Room provides a useful overview of TQM (despite the computerised voice narration!). 5 minutes in length.

Black Box Thinking

Why you should have your own black box with Matthew Syed – a TEDx talk at London Business School (15 minutes).

The author of the excellent book Black Box Thinking summari...

Appreciative Inquiry: A Strength-based Approach to Lean

Appreciative Inquiry has the potential to significantly enhance the traditional lean thinking approach. In this video, David Shaked, Author of ‘Strength-based Lean Six Sigma: Building positive and engagi...