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Kaizen Cards & Visual Idea Boards

Make improvement work visible. These examples of kaizen boards in healthcare, idea cards, and digital systems show how teams organize ideas, test changes, and share what they learn.

A board is a place for conversations and follow-through. Look for approaches that help people act on problems and see progress. Explore the examples below, then try our forms and templates or browse staff-driven improvements.

Idea Board in Sweden
Kaizen Cards & Visual Idea Boards, Method Examples

Idea Board in Sweden

Mark Graban Jul 23, 2013 Tagged with boards, kaizens, method examples

From Mark Graban’s trip to Sweden in 2010, an Idea Board (using post-it notes).

Idea Board Variation
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Idea Board Variation

Mark Graban Jul 15, 2013

This idea board includes a “PICK” chart in place of the “To Do” column and adds …

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Visual Idea Board at University of Michigan Health System
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Visual Idea Board at University of Michigan Health System

Mark Graban Jun 4, 2012

Posted with permission. I love the use of the “Old English D” of the Detroit Tigers. …

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Kaizen Board at Catholic Charities Fort Worth
Kaizen Cards & Visual Idea Boards

Kaizen Board at Catholic Charities Fort Worth

Mark Graban Jun 4, 2012

Below is the photo of a new Kaizen board, started about 3 weeks ago, at a …

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East Tennessee Children’s Hospital “CI Board”
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East Tennessee Children’s Hospital “CI Board”

Mark Graban Jun 3, 2012

CI Board Explanation This is the continuous improvement board we use in our PICU to help …

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Visual Idea Board from Foundation Medical Partners
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Visual Idea Board from Foundation Medical Partners

Mark Graban Mar 27, 2012

Submitted by Tom Byrne, MD: In December after watching Mark’s kaizen webinar, I made my own …

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