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At the 2023 Lean Global Connection virtual conference held in late November, Maria Grzanka, Dominic Stokes and Matt Horvat share their experiences setting up and participating within Lean Portland. They discuss project examples of teaching Lean to nonprofits in the Portland area, and what they learned and benefitted from those experiences. There is also a video of the presentation you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoRBFyN8_8 There were numerous presentations provided during this event, so you can check out all of them in the links below. Links Lean Global Connection 2023 Video of this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoRBFyN8_8 All presentations from the LGN event (2023) ABOUT US:   Lean Portland is a socially-driven community built organization for both new and experienced continuous improvement professionals. We've been gathering for happy hour since 2012 and every First Tuesday since 2015!  As of April 2020, Happy Hour is happening online. Until we can safely meet again in person, we hope to see you here soon!   Learn more about Lean Portland at ⁠https://leanportland.com/⁠ To check out upcoming Lean Portland events, visit ⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lean-portland-16044200704

When using Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts to monitor your process, you are comparing your current data to historical data to determine if the process is similar or different. The basis for this decision lies in the Western Electric Rules (now called Nelson Rules) for detecting out of control conditions. For example, if you detect 6 consecutive data points going upwards from the previous data point, that is considered a trend, and the process should be stopped to investigate if there is a problem or not. Brion Hurley, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with Business Performance Improvement, will discuss these rules in depth, and explain how they can help you more quickly identify problems in your process. Q&A will follow the presentation. Watch the video of this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmcN25qf49Y Learn more about our upcoming Lean for Social Good Unconference on December 5, 2023! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-portland-virtual-unconference-tickets-701112705977? ABOUT US:   Lean Portland is a socially-driven community built organization for both new and experienced continuous improvement professionals. We've been gathering for happy hour since 2012 and every First Tuesday since 2015!  As of April 2020, Happy Hour is happening online. Until we can safely meet again in person, we hope to see you here soon!   Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/ To check out upcoming Lean Portland events, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lean-portland-16044200704

In this episode, I share some audio from a presentation I gave to Lean Portland for their July Happy Hour. I discussed Statistical Process Control (SPC) and how to detect out of control conditions. I'm sharing two questions that were asked at the end of the talk: 1) For office applications of SPC, what software package would be recommended to make control charts? 2) What control chart do you use if your data is nonnormal? The full presentation can be watched at the link below. Links ⁠8 Nelson Rules for Detecting Out of Control Conditions in a SPC Chart Presentation - Lean Portland July 2023⁠ ⁠⁠Upcoming Lean Portland Happy Hours⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it's all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/message

In this episode, I share the audio from a presentation I gave to Lean Portland for their July Happy Hour. I discuss Statistical Process Control (SPC) and why it's not seen very much in Toyota facilities anymore. I also include a question that was asked related to the transition from monitoring outputs to inputs. The full presentation can be watched at the link below. Links 8 Nelson Rules for Detecting Out of Control Conditions in a SPC Chart Presentation - Lean Portland July 2023 Toyota Control Charts 1950's Example - Art Smalley Upcoming Lean Portland Happy Hours Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it's all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/message

After making improvements to your processes, a best practice is to calculate the benefits to the organization. Calculating financial benefits is an important part of building momentum for improvement with upper management. However, this can be confusing for those not familiar with financial data, and is not done very often in organizations. Brion Hurley will discuss commonly used methods for capturing financial impacts of process improvement work. The 5 categories are: • Income Statement • Cash Flow • Growth • Avoidance • Soft Savings We will define each category, go through a few examples, and go through a practice exercise as a group. Links discussed in the video: Lean 101 Virtual Training - June 26, 2022: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-101-tickets-367967449547 Case Study Example: https://www.leanadvisors.com/lean-success-stories/manufacturing/client-saved-800-000-in-3-days ABOUT US: Lean Portland is a socially-driven community built organization for both new and experienced continuous improvement professionals. We've been gathering for happy hour since 2012 and every First Tuesday since 2015! As of April 2020, Happy Hour is happening online. Until we can safely meet again in person, we hope to see you here soon! Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/ To check out upcoming Lean Portland events, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lean-portland-16044200704

Join us for a share out from our volunteer consultants about what we've learned over the past 10 years. * listening to voices of our nonprofit partners (customers) * unexpected benefits of helping others * building community through building relationships * turning the continuous improvement lens on ourselves AGENDA: * Improvements within Lean Portland to increase the number and quality of nonprofit volunteering projects * Reducing Administration Required to Onboard Harvest Leads with Portland Fruit Tree Project * Improving Inventory Supply Management for Trash Cleanup Events with SOLVE Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/ To check out upcoming Lean Portland events, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lean-portland-16044200704

My good friend Matt Horvat is the founder of Lean Portland, and has extensive experience...

Case Study with Stephanie Hill: Prysm Piercing Shop As a member and volunteer for the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) and having a partner who owns a body piercing studio, Stephanie Hill had the rare opportunity to share a Lean case study with a room of 200 international body piercers at an annual APP conference. Modified for the Lean Portland Happy Hour, Stephanie will share this case study of how she worked with her partner, Rob Hill at Prysm Body Piercing in Des Moines, Iowa, to increase profit using Lean practices. While members of the Happy Hour may not own piercing shops, they will walk away with approaches that are useful in any environment. Stephanie is the owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting, helping businesses and nonprofits find and fix problems related to client and workforce experience, capacity constraints, and profit. She has 20 years of experience working in Continuous Improvement and has her Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. She also has certifications in Strategic Human Resources Leadership and Agile. Stephanie is passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and has facilitated courses on the topic for more than 400 people. She recently led a webinar for the Iowa Lean Consortium entitled, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Continuous Improvement Professional.” Stephanie has a master's degree in public health from Des Moines University and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Kenyon College. Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

At our April 6th Happy Hour, we are delighted to feature long-time member of Lean Portland, Sheilah "Paddy" O'Brien, who recently finished writing her latest book, “Facilitating Rapid Process Improvement Workshops (RPI), a Self-Study Guide for Lean Leaders.” This is a follow-on to her first book, “Lean for the Nonprofit, What You Don't Know Can Cost You." With two books under her belt, we wanted to have a conversational Happy Hour with her and ask: “What was it about our Lean culture and practice that compelled you to write these books?” We think you will find the answers will pique your interest. We will collectively discuss, "How do I continue to learn after my initial training to Lean? What's next to advance my improvement skills?” Also, we will discuss the nature and challenges of taking Lean into non-manufacturing environments. Paddy will briefly outline the content of her book(s), and, through a casual interview format, share her journey, insights, and lessons learned from years of experience facilitating events and applying Lean in state government and non-profits. We hope you can join us! Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

After conducting a Lean 101 webinar for Lean Portland, we had some excellent questions from the attendees, so I thought I share my answers. The first question was looking for advice on how management can support their employees instead of just giving them their idea on what the answers are. The second question asked about how to deal with managers who think that no complaints means no problems. You can watch the full Lean 101 webinar in the links below. Links Lean 101 Webinar BIZ-PI.com LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com Have a question? Submit a voice message at Anchor.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message

After conducting a Lean 101 webinar for Lean Portland, we had some excellent questions from the attendees, so I thought I share my answers. The first question was looking for advice on how to make their forms easier and more streamlined for their customers. The second question asked about how to create psychological safety and build trust in their organization when top management doesn't seem to be driving it. You can watch the Lean 101 webinar in the links below. Links Lean 101 Webinar BIZ-PI.com LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com Have a question? Submit a voice message at Anchor.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message

After conducting a Lean 101 webinar for Lean Portland, we had some excellent questions from the attendees, so I thought I share my answers. The first question was looking for more explanation about batching vs one piece flow. The second question asked about classical vs lean management methods. You can watch the Lean 101 webinar in the links below. Links Lean 101 Webinar BIZ-PI.com Creative Safety Supply (enter code "BPI" to save 10%) Have a question? Submit a voice message at Anchor.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message

Ernest Mayer is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Project Manager at Providence Health & Services in Portland, Oregon. He explains the Daily Management System (DMS) he has helped developed with local nonprofits, and how that transitioned into a rollout across Providence. He explains that DMS is more than a set of tools and metrics, it requires a culture change that starts with managers transitioning to leaders, where they coach and mentor instead of dictate and give orders. Connect with Ernest at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernest-mayer-45368b15/ Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

Creating flow is one of the principles of Lean Thinking. At first, we apply this principle to process work flows. What might we learn if we applied this to intrapersonal flow? How might we improve quality and reduce waste as we move throughout the day? Lori Jorgenson is a vitality coach with the Taylor Group in Portland, OR. With her background as a personal trainer and world champion outrigger canoe paddler, Lori joined the Taylor Group in 2017 with extensive experience in the realm of physical well-being. Her role as a vitality coach goes much deeper than that however, recognizing the critical role of vitality of the mind, heart, and spirit to her clients’ overall wellness. Lean Portland is a socially-driven community built organization for both new and experienced continuous improvement professionals. Since 2015, we've been gathering for happy hour every First Tuesday since 2015! ABOUT LORI JORGENSON Lori Jorgenson has over 30 years of experience in the realm of physical well-being and performance. She is a world champion outrigger canoe paddler and experienced personal trainer. In her current role as a Vitality Coach, she uses a whole-person approach to lead people on a journey to their most vital life, in every domain and for every fitness level. She helps her clients stay focused on the joy that comes from a continuous improvement and excellence in their performance. ABOUT THE TAYLOR GROUP Since 1987, the Taylor Group has helped organizations and individuals to become true leaders: effective, successful, abundant and generous. Our client’s specific concerns define our work, which evolves in partnership with their changing needs. We assemble a custom team around each client, drawing on our practitioners’ expertise in business consulting, brand planning, executive coaching, leadership cultivation, team building, and personal development. http://www.taylorgroup.com/ To learn more, or to check out upcoming events visit https://leanportland.com/

John Ashcraft joins our monthly Happy Hour to discuss the Lean journey he has helped lead at Free Geek (along with Amber Schmidt and the leadership team), with the help from Lean Portland. Their journey started in 2017, and at the end of 2020, they have almost tripled their output of refurbished laptops. You can watch a video of our talk at https://youtu.be/Jvb9--W_C7s Free Geek is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon with a "mission to sustainably reuse technology, enable digital access, and provide education to create a community that empowers people to realize their potential." Learn more about Free Geek at https://www.freegeek.org/ Learn more about Lean Portland, a volunteer group who teaches Lean and Six Sigma to local nonprofits at https://leanportland.com/

At our December Happy Hour, Sam Pardue, founder of Indow in Portland, shares his work history and how he quickly transitioned his company during the pandemic using Lean methodology, called Clean Practice. Watch the full video at https://leanportland.com/local_events/clean-practice-uses-lean-to-protect-workers-during-pandemic/ Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

Founders of the Lean Portland volunteer group talk with practitioners from Charlotte and Jacksonville to provide history of the group and recommendations for setting up their own volunteer group. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpnbZ5BBZ3c Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

Our guest for the September 2020 Happy Hour was Norman Bodek, the "Godfather of Lean" He had left the Portland area recently, and moved to Japan (was quarantined at a hotel in Tokyo at the time). You can watch this talk with the slides and video on YouTube Thanks to Maria Grzanka for facilitating and setting up the event! Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

I discuss the Lean at Home contest being run by Lean Portland. We are giving away $200 in prizes to those who submit an improvement project at home that was completed in the last 6 months. We also have a free online course you can take if you need some help! Links BIZ-PI.com LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com "Lean at Home" contest "Lean at Home" - Free online course --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message

We are so excited to continue our Happy Hour series in the virtual world. One of the benefits of this space is that we can invite people from outside our local area. Hear how these three organizations are "helping people make work better." * Tracy Defoe, Cascadia Kata Dojo, Vancouver BC * Brittany Garza, Lean Pop-Up, Salt Lake City, UT * Brion Hurley, Lean Portland, Portland, OR You can also listen to this on our Lean Portland podcast at https://anchor.fm/leanportland

Lean Portland was asked to present on Continuous Improvement Resources at the Master Brewers Association of America (MBAA) District Northwest Spring Meeting 2019 In the presentation, we talked about Lean concepts, 8 wastes, played the Toyota and Food Bank video, shared benefits and key points of Lean, some examples we've helped with other nonprofits, and books and training we recommend. You can watch the full video at: https://youtu.be/pQ5u2yoZ3sM

Here is a webinar that Brion Hurley held with the IISE organization that discusses the work done with Lean Portland and other IISE chapters who are trying to teach Lean and Six Sigma to nonprofit organizations Read the transcript, download the slides and get links discussed in the presentation at: http://leansixsigmaenvironment.org/index.php/ec-046-process-improvement-nonprofit-volunteering/

Are you interested in developing a plan to test out your social entrepreneurship, nonprofit or mission-driven business ideas? Don't waste valuable time, resources or money pursuing your ideas, if you find that it doesn't work for the people you are trying to serve. The Lean Startup methodology (based on Lean Manufacturing principles) seeks to eliminate wasteful practices and increase value-producing practices during the earliest phases of a company or organization, so that they can have a better chance of success, without requiring large amounts of outside funding, elaborate business plans, or a perfect product or service. It is all about agility and flexibility. Its mantra is “build, measure, learn”: create small experimental initiatives, quickly get real-world feedback on them, and use that data to expand what works and discard what doesn’t. These concepts have also been applied to dozens of social sector and nonprofit organizations, focused on reducing environmental impact, improving government services for residents, providing care to those in need, and improving educational outreach. Learn from Michel Gelobter, serial social entrepreneur and author of Lean Startups for Social Change: The Revolutionary Path to Big Impact (https://amzn.to/2X0hzSv) The webinar is hosted by Lean Portland (https://leanportland.com/) and the Portland State University Impact Entrepreneurs (https://www.pdx.edu/impactentrepreneurs/)

Is 'certification' right for me? Whether you're talking about Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Sigma, PMI, APICS, Prosci or countless other certification programs, how do you decide which one is right for you or whether you need it at all? Nicole Sisco from PSU Center for Executive and Professional Education will be on hand to talk about CEPE's certificate programs and answer questions. Team members from Lean Portland will facilitate a short brainstorming activity, followed by the usual networking and nerding out. Watch the video of this podcast at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZsgtUGG0Ug

This week's guest is Brion Hurley. A Lean and Six Sigma consultant with a true passion for sustainability, Brion shared some advice on the "Triple Bottom Line," going paperless, and more. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: The quote that inspires Brion (2:27) Brion's background (3:29) How Brion got involved in the sustainability side (4:48) What sustainability means to Brion (7:23) How taking care of the planet can be incorporated (12:29) Why the term "sustainability" stuck (15:09) Going paperless (17:18) The "People" component of sustainability (22:05) Where to start (26:57) Brion's work with Lean Portland (30:30) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Business Performance Improvement Recycling Advocates  Lean Portland EPA: Lean Waste Free Book: Lean Six Sigma For Good Toyota Meals Per Hour Brion on LinkedIn Brion on Facebook Brion on Instagram AME San Diego 2018 Join us in San Diego from October 29th to November 1st for the 2018 International AME Conference. From incredible keynote speakers, to small group discussions, to simply networking with other continuous improvement practitioners, this is truly a powerful conference you won't want to miss. Use promo code "Gemba10" for 10% off your registration. Learn more here. Join us for our annual cocktail party at Sally's Fish House & Bar on Tuesday, October 30th. RSVP here. Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a subscriber all new episodes will be downloaded to your iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users to listen to the show is via the free, and incredible, Podcast app. You can download it here. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the Gemba Academy podcast on iTunes. You can also subscribe via Stitcher which is definitely Android friendly. What Do You Think? What are your thoughts on lean, sustainability, and the "Triple Bottom Line"?

This is a presentation on Lean Culture given by Maria Grzanka and Ernest Mayer from our Lean Portland team. We were asked to present at the State of Oregon Department of Human Services Annual Lean Academy Conference, held on August 14, 2018. It was setup by the Office of Continuous Improvement. The presentation is based on material from the Edgar Schein Onion Model and our personal experiences. If you'd like to see the slides and the speakers, click the video link below, or go to LeanPortland.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej8p1TGVpPQ

On December 6th 2017, Lean Portland interviewed Norman Bodek about his thoughts on Lean almost 40 years after he first founded Productivity Press in 1979. Hosted by Lean Portland and Portland Made at the Grovemade HQ. Introduced by Lean Portland founder Matt Horvat and moderated by Lean Consultant Kjell Van Zoen. EVENT SPONSORS Grovemade Portland Made Keaton Averman & Sven Shoultz of Rose City Digital Marketing PhotosbyKim IISE Portland Chapter Organizers Northwest West Coast Event Productions Business Performance Improvement vanZoen Consulting

Thanks for checking out our very first episode of the Lean Portland podcast. We explain what our intent is for our podcast, and answer the question "do you use the original Japanese lean terms in your work?"