A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August
2022.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.  

Root
Cause to Solution Identification Simplified – John Knotts shares simple concepts,
called Divergent to Convergent Thinking, Silent Brainstorming, Affinity
Diagraming, and Tree Diagraming you can quickly use to determine the root
causes of a problem and identify potential solutions.

Kaizen Kaizen Kaizen –
Bob Emiliani says for Lean management to finally fulfill its mission to
displace classical management Lean practitioners must return to Toyota-style
kaizen.

What
is Courage & How does it relate to True North? – Pascal Dennis explains
achieving True North requires all the cardinal virtues and none more than
courage.

EverydayCollaboration – Bruce Hamilton explains the greater amplification to our
continuous improvement efforts lies in our ability to work together in the
moment to solve many small problems. 

What is One-Piece Flow?
– Christoph Roser explains the often misunderstood concept of one-piece flow.

Maybe
“Just in Time” (JIT) Should Be Called “Short Lead Time” (SLT) Supply Chains
– Mark Graban discusses the confusion with the term JIT and why it should
really be called something else.

Achieve
Alignment with Hoshin Kanri – Matt Banna describes how your organization can
take strategic planning to the next level with Hoshin Kanri.

How
to Test Your A3 Thinking – Tracey Richardson shares an approach that could
help you test the logic of your A3 thinking.

Ask
Art: Is Lean a Good Cost-Reduction Program? – Art Byrne explains why lean
thinking and practice is a business strategy, not merely a cost-cutting
strategy.

Tell me about your metrics
and I’ll tell you who you are – Flávio Battaglia says management by
indicators can be a trap leading us to make decisions that are inconsistent
with the real needs of a company and balance between facts and data is key.

Lean through four
generations – Jim Womack says every lean generation has faced challenges,
and it’s critical we understand the context around us if we are to continue to
grow our Community.