gemba walk" (lean thinking term) to go to the actual place where value is added + “walkabout” (Australian aborigine) a short period of wandering bush life engaged as an occasional interruption of regular work . Mike Stoecklein . mstoecklein@createvalue.org . my employer gave me that e-mail address, but the ideas and opinions below are mine.
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We help our Network member organizations host visits with each other to showcase their application of lean thinking in healthcare, and to give each other feedback on the work to date and ideas for improvement.
Here’s an example of what you will see on a visit hosted by one of our member organizations on July 25-26, 2013 - MemorialCare Health System in Orange, CA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY8XkHSYlDU
They are going to feature some cool posters about their work. Here’s one:
If you are a member of the Healthcare Value Network, you’re gonna want to check out this gemba visit. If your organization is not (yet) a member of the Healthcare Value Network, you can learn about membership by going to this link: http://createvalue.faculte.com/bpb/OTQzODg2NDc
