In Case You Missed It: August 2017 Quarterly Kaizen at Denver Health
On Friday, August 4, 2017, nearly sixty members from the Colorado Lean Network joined together at Denver Health for our final 2017 Quarterly Kaizen. The event was a hit!
Balanced Event
Denver Health staff surprised us with a good mixture of presentations, exercises and a panel discussion. Post-event survey results are in and sixteen survey respondents suggest that the tennis ball and DOWNTIME exercise tied for most desired activity. Nice job Erin Phillips, Erin Folly, and Erin Howard!
The Shingo Lingo Mingle Bingo by Scott Pegues was a great hit as well and should become a staple for future networking events.
Mike began his improvement journey in the late 1990’s using Kanban cards and production boards to reduce waste in the restaurant industry. In 2005 he joined Caterpillar, Inc. where he learned how to integrate process improvement with Six Sigma to increase heavy equipment sales in two Colorado territories.
With a passion for education, Mike later began teaching folks how to use these simple principles themselves--first in the private sector (2009), and then later in the public sector (2012). Mike is the Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement at Denver International Airport and he previously served as the executive director for the Colorado Lean Network from 2017 - 2020.
Mike loves learning about what drives people to improve processes while teaching them how to think differently. When he is not facilitating process improvements, Mike enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, biking and traveling with his wonderful wife, Melissa.
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results are in and sixteen survey respondents suggest that the tennis ball and DOWNTIME exercise tied for most desired activity. Nice job Erin Phillips, Erin Folly, and Erin Howard!
