A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of February
2024.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.  

Introduction
to Toyota Kata – Mark Rosenthal introduces Toyota Kata as a way to start to
nudge the culture in the direction we want it to go.

The
Problem (737 MAX and Beyond) at Boeing Isn’t “Idiots.” It’s Far More Complex
Than That… But Fixable – Mark Graban asks and answers what can we do to
prevent mistakes and protect ourselves from human error.

Toyota’s
job rotation policy – Michel Baudin focuses on the specifics of Job
Rotation as a policy that sets Toyota apart from most other manufacturing
companies.

Strategy
in a Time of Explosive Change – Pascal Dennis discusses how to develop and
deploy strategy in ‘interesting’ Technological times.

The
Power of Perception: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities – Ron Pereira
talks about how our experience is shaped by our perception and reaction.

Asking
the Wrong Question (for Decades) – Bob Emiliani says we have challenged
people with the wrong question.

Understanding
the Customer Experience is a Keystone in Process Improvement – John Knotts says
ensuring satisfaction through the entire journey a customer undertakes with
your business is essential for process improvement and, ultimately, business
success.

Different
Aspects of Seeing a Shop Floor—Introduction – Christoph Roser goes through the
steps for understanding the shop floor to see what’s going on in the production
system.

Coach’s
Corner: How can Lean Product and Process Development enable the creation of
environmentally sustainable products? – Katrina Appell shows how following
LPPD principles and practices enables teams to consider sustainability when
making decisions early in and throughout the design process.

The
Ongoing State of Agile Transformations – Christopher Chapman reviewed and
analyzed the annual State of Agile industry survey to see how peers were doing
in adopting this “new” way of delivering software, what impediments they were
facing, and what trends were emerging.

Lean
Leadership in Action: CEO Larry Culp’s Journey to Revitalize GE at the Gemba
– Mark Graban discusses the importance of leadership action in Lean with recent
example from GE’s CEO Larry Culp.

Learning is Not Enough
– Bob Emiliani explains learning is a foundation, a launching point, but one
has to go much further to gain know-how.