8 Guiding Lean Principles

8 Guiding Lean Principles

Innovation and transformation are essential parts of any business, and Lean principles have helped many companies create sustainable production systems. This blog explores the eight key Lean principles that have allowed Nike and many others to drive success across their entire organization. Continuous improvement, optimizing the whole, eliminating waste, building quality in, fast delivery, creating knowledge, deferring commitment, and respecting people are the principles that can help integrate Lean into any business strategy.

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More on the 3M visit

Learn about 3M's use of Forward Mapping to project the development of new technologies and the possible products that can be created.

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A Modern Reading of Drucker’s Classic “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”

Peter Drucker's book "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" from the 1980s is still relevant today in highlighting the importance of innovation as a management tool and providing practical approaches to it.

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Running = Innovation (Learning from Personal Record in Berlin Marathon)

Running equals innovation – that’s what the author learned from running the Berlin Marathon. This article explores the need for innovation in endurance running equipment and how running can teach us characteristics for successful innovation.

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