What is the Zero Waste Workweek?
I’m sure most of my readers have heard of or read the book “The Four Hour Workweek” by Tim Ferris. Today, I want to put something against it that is even better: The Zero Waste Workweek. It is not...
View ArticleHow Would You Like a Match “Fun vs. Obstacles”? (Exercise)
Remove obstacles. Have more fun.Click To Tweet Today I want to deliver an exercise that visualizes why you do not have as much fun as you would like. This exercises works only if you have some personal...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Waiting Waste, Revisited
Some time ago, a friend of our neighbor turned 72 and ordered a very big recreational vehicle. It would have cost 160’000€, but before it was delivered the doctors discouvered a vicious type of cancer....
View ArticleThe Winners: Lean Beyond Award 2013
Finally, I can present you the winners of the Lean Beyond Award 2013. Collecting candidates was not as easy as expected, but finally I got some nominations via my twitter feed. I hope you like my...
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn about Lean from the Game “Flappy Birds”
“Flappy Birds” is a Lean game. It delivers value (fun) to its target group (casual gamers) with minimum effort (game play and production cost) at a price accepted by the market (zero, if you do not...
View ArticleTake Part in the “Worst Waste” Reader Survey
I’m sure you have read a lot about waste and the waste types in Lean. I would like to know a little about your view on waste. Take Part in the ‘Worst Waste’ Reader SurveyClick To Tweet No personal...
View ArticleHow I Got Rid of My T-Shirt Collection
Do you take home t-shirts from your vacation or from special events? Then maybe you have an awesome collection of shirts. My advice: get rid of it, it is inventory waste. I did not use most of my...
View ArticleWhy Motion is Not Work
The most astonishing result of my “Worst Waste Survey” (on the sidebar) so far is that out of 47 votes exactly 0 (zero) votes are for motion waste. This is an interesting contrast to a quote from...
View ArticleThe Two Ugly Faces of Waste
Recently, while as was standing with my bike at a red traffic light, I had time for some thoughts about waste. I did not think about any special type of waste.[1] Just the word “waste” itself was what...
View ArticleDoing the Right Things vs. Doing Things Right
Using your time wisely can be seen as a matter of efficiency and effectiveness. You surely know the classical definitions of those two terms: Efficiency means reducing input and resources required for...
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