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Category Archives: Lean and Six Sigma
Could An Andon System Have Prevented The Gulf Oil Spill?
Salon has a disturbing article describing what may have happened on the Deepwater Horizon before the Gulf oil spill. It’s an interesting account of possible failures that led to the disaster and full of lessons for any team that needs … Continue reading
Reports From Shingo Prize Conference
(updated) Just a quick note to be sure and check out Mark Graban’s reports from the Shingo Prize Conference. In comments, Mark writes that he plans on interviewing Stephen Covey tomorrow. In his report on Day 1, Mark relays this … Continue reading
Saving Lives By Reducing Medical Errors
Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm is airing on the Discovery Channel and available for viewing online. The “war” metaphor seems inappropriate, and casting error as the “enemy” doesn’t resonate for me. It’s just not an accurate description … Continue reading
Does Technology Make You Complacent?
Is autopilot dangerous? The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a three-day conference in Washington, D.C. to discuss pilot and air traffic controller professionalism, including whether automation makes pilots complacent. The New York Times reports: Automation is generally considered a positive development … Continue reading
Posted in Good Lawyering, Lean and Six Sigma, Technology
Tagged automation, aviation, checklists, complacency, document assembly, standardized work
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GM’s Plan For “Zero Waste” Operations
The New York Times reports: General Motors said last week that 62 of its manufacturing plants (representing 43 percent of its global production) no longer send any production waste to landfills. The company’s goal, first stated in 2008, is for … Continue reading
The iPad And “Closed” Workspaces
In case you missed it, Markos Moulitsas (aka “kos”) has a wonderful review of the iPad. But its actually more of a “day in the life” of an iPad user, which I think makes it more valuable for anyone thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged closed systems, iPad, standardization, waste
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Is Legal Project Management Going Mainstream?
Jordon Furlong charts recent press on legal project management and thinks it’s about to burst on center stage. He writes: The day of the haphazard lawyer, who pursues a solution by intuition, experience and the loosest possible timetable, is drawing … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, process, project management, standardized work
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Will Increasing Complexity Lead To Collapse?
Clay Shirky writes a facinating post describing the erosion of complex business models. He recounts a talk he gave to TV executives worried whether online video will generate enough revenue to cover production costs. Drawing on Joseph Tainter’s The Collapse of … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, simplicity, virtual, waste
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Why Process Improvement Should Matter To All Lawyers
One thing is now clear: for serial litigants, developing efficient processes for handling e-discovery is critical. Joan Goodchild at Computerworld sings a common refrain heard at the The Sedona Conference Institute e-discovery conference I attended last week: NBC Universal is … Continue reading
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Tagged e-discovery, process, standardized work, waste, workflow
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Reducing Stress With Checklists and GTD
In the ABA Journal, Martha Neil writes: A sense of impending doom is a common feeling for many attorneys in practice: From the mistake made when drafting a document or taking a deposition to a transgression that you may not … Continue reading
