Journal
Notes & reflections.
On Lean that lasts, on Denovation, on watchmaking, on care homes, and on the fatigue of plans that don’t hold.
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November 12, 2024
Reflections
Why Lean fails seven times out of ten in Swiss industry
A decade of Lean rollouts in French-speaking Switzerland reveals a pattern: the tools survive, momentum doesn't. Here are the six reasons I encounter, almost every time.
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October 8, 2024
Method
Daisugi: what the Japanese forest teaches today's leaders
In the 14th century, Japanese foresters invented a strange technique: growing several trunks on a single mother tree. Six centuries later, their method still speaks to leaders in a hurry.
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September 3, 2024
Care homes
Planning a care home: 5 common mistakes and how to avoid them
Three years guiding Swiss care homes on their care planning have shown me five recurring traps. Here's how to spot them, and how to avoid them.
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August 14, 2024
Tools
The A3, explained: the sheet that solves your problems
An A3 sheet, seven boxes, two hours. The problem-solving format that proved itself at Toyota — and still works, forty years later, anywhere.
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