We offer a variety of curated content to learn more about the principles that we trust.

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Intro to CI | Learning Series | Podcasts

Intro to Continuous Improvement

This is a great place to start for those newer to Continuous Improvement or Kaizen.

The 7 Wastes

The 7 wastes are the weeds that choke out the good parts of work. Removing the 7 wastes will give us improvements in lead time, cost, quality, and most of all, joy.  

Kaizen

Kaizen means change for the good. When applied correctly, Kaizen reduces waste while humanizing the workplace. Kaizen is for everyone in an organization—from the CEO to the front lines.

Truth Bit Pull

What is truth, bit, pull? It’s our way of simplifying what we’ve learned from Kaizen, various lean tools, Lean Improvement, and the Toyota Way.

One Piece Flow

One-piece flow, also called continuous flow, refers to the way products move from one step in the process to the next—moving them efficiently by planning workflow based on the product and its needs, instead of the organization or equipment.

Standard Work

Standard work is the agreed upon way that a task, process, or system should operate and is the foundation for improvement.

Learning Series

Here are a couple of learning series that we hosted where we went deeper on our tools & systems.

Intro to CI | Learning Series | Podcasts

Daily Management System Series

In the fall of 2020, we hosted a series on our Daily Management System.  

Problem Solving Series

In the fall of 2021, we hosted a series on Problem Solving and Improvement systems.

Intro to CI | Learning Series | Podcasts

Podcast Interviews

Interviews with our President, Jeff Kaas, all in one spot.

We kick off Season 2 with a local Seattle business and family man that has spent his career operationalizing purpose. With his help, we seek to understand frameworks for implementing purpose into the fabric of an organization where it matters most-- the people.

In this episode, Jeff Kaas, President of Kaas Tailored and a 20-year Lean practitioner, discusses how he became interested in Lean after joining his family’s business. He talked about how he implemented Lean in his first ten years vs when he realized the value of people.

In this episode, Jeff Kaas, President of Kaas Tailored and a 20-year Lean practitioner, discusses how he became interested in Lean after joining his family’s business. He talked about how he implemented Lean in his first ten years vs when he realized the value of people.

Today’s guest is Jeff Kaas. I’ve had several guests of the podcast encourage me that I needed to speak to our guest today. When I reached out to Jeff about being on the podcast, he emailed me back and said, “Let’s chat first, I want to get to know you.”  We ended up having one of the coolest conversations that I’ve had in my lean journey. 

The power of principle-based thinking

It is not too often that we hear of a for-profit business putting their employee growth and community contribution as their mission statement. Luckily, not only do these companies exist, but they are shining a light towards a pathway for hope and healing amidst a pandemic.

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