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A kaizen festival in Tenerife
A kaizen festival in Tenerife

FEATURE – Our editor attends a Lean Day at Dreamplace Hotels & Resorts in Tenerife. In this report, he shares his thoughts about team building, following up on improvements, and yokoten.

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Lean innovation – the story of engineering at Proditec and Codji
Lean innovation – the story of engineering at Proditec and Codji

CASE STUDY – This French firm transformed its engineering approach through continuous learning, radical redesign, and user-driven innovation, evolving into a lean, resilient company with a strong culture of development.

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Lean begins with people
May 21, 2025
Lean begins with people

FEATURE – The author explores how SKC embraced Lean Thinking as a cultural shift – one that empowers people, transforms leadership, and shows how true sustainability starts with human growth.

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Rethinking R&D at Somfy
May 14, 2025
Rethinking R&D at Somfy

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – Somfy’s R&D department is applying Lean Thinking to close knowledge gaps, improve collaboration, and boost innovation and technical competence.

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From isolated to collective intelligence
May 7, 2025
From isolated to collective intelligence

FEATURE – Learn how Lean Thinking and the establishment of Communities of Practice are transforming automotive reconditioning at Aramis Group.

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Yokoten – capturing and sharing best practices
April 30, 2025
Yokoten – capturing and sharing best practices

FEATURE – To accelerate learning and change, don’t copy blindly—observe, adapt, and apply with purpose. That’s how yokoten drives real transformation, argues the author.

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Painting change with Lean Thinking and Practice
April 24, 2025
Painting change with Lean Thinking and Practice

FEATURE – Embracing lean is like painting: tools are colors, respect  for people is the brush, and true change blends both with intention.

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Lean in a chaotic world
April 22, 2025
Lean in a chaotic world

FEATURE – Lean Thinking remains vital—but must now adapt to disruption with resilience, flexibility, and human-centric systems, says the author.

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Making gemba people’s life easier
April 15, 2025
Making gemba people’s life easier

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – What’s kaizen for? Improving quality? Generating a flow of ideas? Challenging a method? All of the above, so long as the underlying goal is to make people’s lives easier.

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Managing on Purpose
April 8, 2025
Managing on Purpose

INTERVIEW – A new book on hoshin kanri is out! We sit down with the author to learn about the publication and how it can help organizations.

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