The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast

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A Systemic Approach to #RootCauseRacism, with Deondra Wardelle

June 30, 2022

It's episode 81 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with Visionary Leader Deondra Wardelle. They uncover how this Toyota Kata practitioner has put her considerable problem-solving skills to work supporting the #RootCauseRacism movement. Next up we’ll review an app that lets you collect, share, evaluate, experiment, incubate, & develop the best ideas in your organization. And for Q&A we asked our community if they ever got their customers “wrong.” Apparently that happens a lot more than you might think.

There's a lot going on at the cafe!

Timeline

0:06 - Intro
01:30 - What's On The Menu
02:10 - Hot Apps
- BrightIdea.com
07:36 - Q&A - Getting the Customer Wrong
- Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)!
18:01 - Featured Guest - Deondra Wardelle
50:14 - Upcoming Events
- July 21 Webinar - "Building Teams: Be Intentional & Get Better Results"
- This September: Lean Six Sigma Leader course at UC San Diego

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Mending the Big Quit with Work Worth Doing, with Thomas Bertels

May 31, 2022

It's episode 80 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with Business Consultant Thomas Bertals. As the host of the "Work Matters" Podcast, he's developed a way to address the "Big Quit" with a novel problem-solving approach. For "Hot Apps" we review a bare-bones, no frills "post-it" app that lets you brainstorm across oceans. And for Q&A we asked our community how they helped people navigate the “messy middle” of process improvement.

More crowd-sourced wisdom for the cafe community.

Timeline

0:06 - Intro
01:28 - What's On The Menu
02:13 - Hot Apps
- The Ideazboardz.com
07:45 - Q&A - The Messy Middle
- Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)!
15:54 - Featured Guest - Thomas Bertels
41:56 - Upcoming Events
- June 16 Interactive Session - "The 9th 'Invisible' Waste—How You Show Up Matters"
- This September: Lean Six Sigma Leader course at UC San Diego

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Building a Better World with Lean Construction, with Rebecca Snelling

May 2, 2022

It's Episode 79 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with Executive Leadership Coach Rebecca Snelling. As a board member of the Lean Construction Institute, she's seen what makes the Lean path work in the building industry. Next up it’s an app that provides an antidote to corporate silos. And on the same crucial topic, we asked our problem-solving community, “What have you seen that helps break down organizational silos?”

Come tap into the inspiring reflections, and crowd-sourced countermeasures at the cafe!

Timeline

0:06 - Intro
01:28 - What's On The Menu
02:10 - Hot Apps
- Monday.com
07:18 - Q&A - Silos Happen
- Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)!
12:53 - Featured Guest - Rebecca Snelling
41:56 - Upcoming Events
- May 19 Interactive Session - "Standard Work: Defining the Missing Lean Link"
- Lean Six Sigma Leader course at UC San Diego

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Lean Six Sigma for the Greater Good, with Brion Hurley

April 1, 2022

It's Episode 78 and today’s highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with author Brion Hurley—host of the Lean Six Sigma for Good podcast. Brion is a Master Black Belt by day, but in his spare time he has dedicated himself to a book series documenting stories of Lean Six Sigma success in the nonprofit world—and that's good news for everybody! Next up we review an app that helps you dot your “i”s and cross your “t”s. And for Q&A, we asked our problem-solving community, “How do you make sure you make improvements “with” people instead of “to” them?” And our community responded!

Enjoy another great day at the cafe.

Timeline

0:06 - Intro
01:39 - What's On The Menu
02:19 - Hot Apps
- Todoist
09:26 - Q&A - Should you base an improvement effort on survey results?
- Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)!
17:23 - Featured Guest - Brion Hurley
49:50 - Upcoming Events
- April 21 Webinar - "Hot Tips and Activities for Lean Facilitators to Increase Team Engagement"
- Lean Six Sigma Leader course at UC San Diego

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Lean Transformation at Illumina, with Pilar Zimmerman

March 2, 2022

It's Episode 77 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with Pilar Zimmerman, Operational Excellence Senior Manager at Illumina. Pilar helps drive strategy deployment and Continuous Improvement at Illumina’s San Diego site. Next up it’s an app that enhances any media with intuitive visuals that champion diversity. And for Q&A, we asked our problem-solving community if there were any downsides to using survey data to measure process improvement. The community weighed in on data, bias and going to the Gemba.

It's an enlightening day at the cafe!

Timeline

0:06 - Intro
01:27 - What's On The Menu
02:12 - Hot Apps
- The Noun Project
08:27 - Q&A - Should you base an improvement effort on survey results?
- Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)!
15:32 - Featured Guest - Pilar Zimmerman
47:15 - Upcoming Events
- March 17th Interactive Session - "A Financial Services Lean Six Sigma Interactive Story - Guess the Solution!"
- Lean Six Sigma Leader course at UC San Diego

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Saving Lives With Lean, with Gemma Jones

February 1, 2022

It's Episode 76 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with Gemma Jones, one of the founders of the Kata Girl Geeks. Gemma has developed a way to mobilize continuous improvement practitioners to help underserved and at-risk members of society, and she shares it for the first time ever at the cafe. Next up it’s an app that helps you do more...by doing nothing. And for Q&A, we asked our problem-solving community how they escape the impulse to compare themselves to others. They all told us they were better than us—kidding! They gave us some great techniques to avoid the trap of “compare & despair” …and how to stay focused on their own crucial work.

Life-changing tips a the cafe!

Timeline

0:06 - Intro
01:29 - What's On The Menu
02:22 - Hot Apps
- Calm
08:02 - Q&A - How do you escape the impulse to compare yourself to others?
- Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)!
15:36 - Featured Guest - Gemma Jones
42:38 - Upcoming Events
- February 24th Webinar - "How to Make It Easy for People to Master Continuous Improvement" with guest host Amanda Zimmerman

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