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Home › Archive for Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

Category: Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

Hospital Kaizen Board

By Mark Graban Posted on June 26, 2016 Posted in Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

From a Society for Health Systems webinar.

Electronic Kaizen at Toyota Memorial Hospital

By Mark Graban Posted on May 17, 2016 Posted in Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

Katie Anderson shared this in her blog post. Click to learn more about how Toyota Memorial Hospital uses an electronic Kaizen system. It’s not just about technology — you also need a methodology and the right leadership behaviors every day. …

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Improvement Card Example

By Mark Graban Posted on March 9, 2015 Posted in Kaizen Cards, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

Card from St. Antonius (The Netherlands)

By Mark Graban Posted on March 9, 2015 Posted in Kaizen Cards, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

Shared with permission from St. Antonius Hospital in The Netherlands.

A Hospital Kaizen Card

By Mark Graban Posted on February 25, 2015 Posted in Kaizen Cards, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

I like this example of a modified Kaizen card. It’s different than the template in our book, but it’s one I would endorse. Most importantly, it starts with a problem statement and not just an idea. Seen displayed at the …

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Movie-Themed Idea Board

By Mark Graban Posted on August 28, 2013 Posted in Emergency Department, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards

This is the idea board from the emergency department at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. They first started their Kaizen program under the coaching of Mark Graban in September 2012. They like to keep things fun and fresh, giving …

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Visual Idea Board from Holzer Health

By Mark Graban Posted on August 28, 2013 Posted in Emergency Department, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards
Visual Idea Board from Holzer Health

Here is the first board that’s in place at Holzer Health, in Ohio. This is how the board looked in their first week of use in the Emergency Department.

KaiNexus – Electronic Visibility

By Mark Graban Posted on August 28, 2013 Posted in Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards
KaiNexus – Electronic Visibility

A growing number of healthcare organizations are using the KaiNexus collaborative improvement platform to “make improvement happen” in their organizations. Electronic boards have the advantages of providing visibility across departments and across sites within your organization. Disclaimer: Mark Graban, co-author …

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“Wall of Fame” from a 3PL & Distribution Company

By Mark Graban Posted on August 21, 2013 Posted in Method Examples, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards, Wall of Fame
“Wall of Fame” from a 3PL & Distribution Company

Shared by Ted Makros from NFI Industries. “This is our “Kaizen Wall of Fame” we have going here and in just 2 months, I already have 70 “simple Kaizen” ideas and we are implementing almost daily.

“Kaizen Wall of Fame” from a Hospital

By Mark Graban Posted on August 21, 2013 Posted in Laboratory, Method Examples, Visual Idea Boards & Other Kaizen Boards, Wall of Fame
“Kaizen Wall of Fame” from a Hospital

This example appears in Healthcare Kaizen, from a hospital lab. What’s labeled as “Kaizen Events” really refers to small Kaizen improvements, not the formal weeklong team events that are also used in healthcare.  

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