Where lean product development experts and practitioners share their stories
Two Dominant problems in Innovation – How to Revitalize Innovation
In my daily work, improving innovation in globally leading companies, I experience two dominant problem areas –innovation level decreasing and overloading of innovation resources. These seem to be systemic and my thinking is that they are based on some ‘traps’. Trap...
In Lean PD, aim for quick kills; but not too quick
One of the most compelling features of lean product and process development is the use of set-based approaches to arrive at the best options for new products. This can be applied to the whole product or to a product feature. Explore the whole design space to find as...
Wright Brothers Eliminate Knowledge Gaps
We visited the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC two summers ago. It was fascinating to see the actual site and the monuments for each of the first 4 flights. My family truly enjoyed the museum. It has been said that the Wright Brothers were...
Somewhere beyond right and wrong, there is a garden….. I will meet you there.
This quote from Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a Perzian philosopher and poet that lived from 1207 – 1273, describes what is at the heart of eastern religion. In Buddhism it is called Dharmakaya, the field of emptiness where all things are exactly ‘as it is’. No ideas, no...
So, you want to Start a Lean Initiative on Product Development!
Congratulations - you certainly picked one of the most beneficial areas for lean thinking! But it is also one of the most challenging ones.But why do you want to apply lean to your R&D or innovation creation process? Typically the answers range from: "We are using...
Michael Kennedy: bringing Allen Ward into practice – two books and the third to come
Michael Kennedy, one of the most well-known names in Lean Product Development will give his first keynote at an LPPDE conference in Paris. This may come as a surprise considering how many of these events that he has attended over the years. He is soon to publish his...