Lindsay Ellis

Thank you Chris! I would be interested in chatting further. What’s the best way to connect?
Julie

Thank you Matt. Since there isn’t a specific process in place (and I’m pretty sure they aren’t familiar with LEAN principles), I’m not sure this will work. I do like the idea of empathy mapping though :)

Hi Julie,

You may like to consider using LSP to express the current process flow, then using coloured flags to represent LEAN waste as the team to identify the different areas of waste in the process they built. Use sub groups with SME’s to design out the waste at level 2 or 3 for the process.

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Hello Julie.

I recently faciltated a session that was similiar in circumstance to this. One of the frutiful questions that lead to an embracement of change was this sequence:

What features of the current process are you invested in? What makes xyz valueable to YOU?

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Thanks for all your advice. The client finally decided to make two half day sessions instead of a daylong one. We already had a very successful first session. I allowed the participants 2 minutes to explain their models, which proved to be adequate.

Participants and client very satisfied. I never cease to be amazed how powerful this tool can…[Read more]

Dear Christian
I calculate the time that 1 person requires, then multiply by the total at the table, so a 1 minute presentation, I would allow 12 minutes for this exercise session. As a result, with a room of 23 people, the time will have been reduced by 50%. With tables of 6 people, the time would then be 6 minutes.
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