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Variation Can Help: Lean Muppet Post 1
Okay, so there’s nothing about this video that isn’t cute. And that’s fine. But what does it have to do with Lean? One of the most important lessons that Lean can teach us is how to appreciate...
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Failure Demand and Unthoughtful Production: Lean Muppet Series Post 2
The Ernie Production Unit and the Bert Client Clash Over Delivered Value Ernie and Bert have issues. Because Ernie and Bert are archetypes. They represent the Yin and Yang of the Human condition. It...
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Sunk Cost, Loss Aversion, and Cannibalism: Lean Muppet Series Post 3
After losing an “I” and his tie, this New York baker is ready for Cookie to leave. I cannot count the number of times I, as a consultant, have been called in to diagnose an obvious problem. Cookie...
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The Language of Metrics: Lean Muppets Series Post 4
It’s like a really heavy iPhone. Silly aliens! In business, we mistake inanimate objects for our customers, our employees, our teams, and everyone else. Our inanimate objects are metrics. Just like...
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You’re In My System: Lean Muppets Post 5
Gonk and Geefle Build a Collaborative System This one might seem a little blatant, but Geefle and Gonk are doing more than simply dividing labor – they are systems thinking in action. Initially, the...
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Practice, Practice, Practice: Lean Muppets Series Post 8
Practice Makes Perfect for Fozzie, Maybe Too Perfect If you will recall in the Introduction, I said that the shared vision for Lean, Muppets, and Modus was: If we care, we create. If we create, we...
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Rules, Motivation, & Systems Thinking: Lean Muppets Post 10
It’s a horse! It’s a cow! It’s a cotton ball! Okay, we’ve reached the 10th episode of Lean Muppets, and the last one, I’m sorry to say. Over the last six weeks, I’ve had great conversations that...
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Root Cause Analysis: Lean Muppets Series Post 6
Bert Takes an Intellectual Short Cut and Winds Up Lost. Solutions require experiments. Ernie wants to eat cookies in bed, but when crumbs become problematic he needs to find a solution. Bert was...
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Flow, Cadence, Slack, and Stress: Lean Muppets Post 7
Scooter Reduces Cycle Time to Rowlf’s Breaking Point Here we find Rowlf singing Coleman and Fields’ “It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish.” He sings at a comfortable rate and all is well....
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Customers, Respect & Value: Lean Muppets Post 9
Respect is a fundamental value in Lean Profit in business comes from repeat customers; customers that boast about your product and service, and that bring friends with them. ~ W. Edwards Deming...
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