Jon Miller wrote something a few years ago at Gemba Academy that has stayed with me. The Toyota Way's second pillar is universally translated as &…

Almost 30 years ago I launched Superfactory.com, born out of my own lean journey and a desire to share what I was learning - and to play with this new…

Serves: 4–5 Total time: ~55 minutes Difficulty: Moderate Diet: Vegetarian Background Khao Soi is one of the defining dishes of Northern Thailand, p…

I was in college in the fall of 1982 when seven people in Chicago died from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. I remember the news coverage, the sudden p…

I recently caught a Bloomberg interview with authors of a new book, Priority Technologies: Ensuring U.S. Security and Shared Prosperity, edited by MIT…

A few days ago I came across a LinkedIn series by Corina Enache, an anthropologist who has spent the past several weeks doing something I hadn't s…

Oh good. Another lean blog post using Formula 1 pit stops as a metaphor. Quick changeover! Standardized work! Roles clarity! You've seen it a hund…

At the start of 2026, I set myself a somewhat ambitious goal: cook traditional dishes from 30 different countries over the course of the year, hosting…