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Data is Good; Facts that Tell You What’s Actually Happening in Your Business Are Better
In this edition of The Design Brief, Taiichi Ohno said, “Data is important, but I prefer facts.” Improvement starts at…
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What Are We Really Teaching in Frontline Jobs?
In this edition of The Management Brief: Frontline jobs are more than entry-level work — they’re powerful training grounds for…
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7 Lessons for the Next Generation of Lean Product and Process Development Leaders
Building great products—and strong teams—takes more than technical skill. In this edition of The Design Brief, we share seven key…
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Efficiency? What efficiency?
In this edition of The Management Brief, why chasing efficiency often backfires. Jacob Stoller explains how siloed “efficiency” misses the…
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AI in Product Development: Are We Gaining Speed but Losing Soul?
Artificial intelligence is transforming how we design and build. But are we overlooking the emotional and experiential human elements that…
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Problem-Solving at the Corporate Level
In this edition of The Management Brief, Mark Reich and LEI President Josh Howell explore how corporate leaders across industries…
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AI Might Change the Game—But People Still Build the Team
Because it is people-centered, a lean product and process development (LPPD) approach to AI adoption can turn disruption into development…
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Learnings of a Lean Pioneer
In this edition of The Management Brief, Jim Lancaster, Owner and CEO of Lantech and author of The Work of…
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Tech Founder Mari Zumbro on Building High Trust Online Communities and AI in Product Development
Filament Co-Founder Mari Zumbro joins WLEI to explore how AI is reshaping product development—and why people must stay at the…
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Transforming as a Problem-Solver
In this edition of The Management Brief, Josh Howell and Mark Reich speak with Scott Heydon, former Starbucks VP of…
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AI to Empower People: Fabrice Bernhard on Using AI to Improve Product Development
In this episode of The Design Brief, Fabrice Bernhard—cofounder of Theodo and coauthor of The Lean Tech Manifesto—shares how lean…
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Two Big Takeaways from Three Lean Transformations
Josh Howell shares two key reflections from his lean journey—at Starbucks, Kroger, and Legal Sea Foods. He highlights why a…
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