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TSSC Canadian Blood Services document
https://www.tssc.com/media/pdfs/CT_Spring16_EN_CBS.pdf
2024
Link/Document
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
A Practical Guide to Measuring and Managing Impact
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_35e3c6dc8092417789c73ca2c5a28707.pdf
2023
Link/Document
European Venture Philanthropy Association
Measurement
Dan Jones Interview Lean Thinking for NGOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfuh4t62oCY&feature=youtu.be
2023
Video
Dan Jones
Lean
Prioritizing Impact Measurement in the Funding of Social Innovation - SSIR
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_7d270463ce2643e2b845f279ca78acdc.pdf
2023
Link/Document
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Measurement
Applying Continuous Improvement in K-12 Education in Halifax County
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/applying-continuous-improvement-in-k-12-education-in-halifax-county-with-dr-eric-cunningham-jit-cafe-podcast/
2023
Link/Document
Dr. Eric Cunningham
Education
EPA The Lean & Environment Toolkit
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/lean-environment-toolkit#:~:text=The%20Lean%20%26%20Environment%20Toolkit%20offers,)%3B%20and%20Value%20Stream%20Mapping.
2023
Link/Document
US Environmental Protection Agency
Environment
What is a Resilient Nonprofit
This is an advertising piece but with good content worth reading
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_9abf05bcf11644ec8854ce9764d04dc1.pdf
2023
Link/Document
BlackBaud
Management Systems
Two Second Lean - How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work and Home
This book is full of quick tips to help ordinary people unlock their Lean potential
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d6d42919d7a543849ae331a96d71d400.pdf
2023
Book
Paul A. Akers
Lean
How Lean transforms relationships to empower employees and increase impact
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_dbfbc2c673bd4a77886886962221bf90.pdf
2023
Link/Document
Dr. Andrew Parris and Dr. Bublu Thakur-Weigold
Management Systems
EPA The Lean, Energy and Climate Toolkit
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/lean-energy-and-climate-toolkit#:~:text=The%20Lean%2C%20Energy%20%26%20Climate%20Toolkit,emissions%2C%20costs%2C%20and%20risk.
2023
Link/Document
US Environmental Protection Agency
Environment
Local leadership program for Black women tackles talent inequities
https://indianapolisrecorder.com/local-leadership-program-for-black-women-tackles-talent-inequities/
2023
Link/Document
Joy Mason
Racism
Episode 1: Easing the Pain
Pioneering efforts of a cancer clinic in Brasil
https://planet-lean.com/lean-world-web-series-s01-e01/
2023
Link/Document
Lean Institute Brasil
Healthcare
Vestas has developed process to recycle wind turbine blades
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/03/27/vestas-has-developed-process-to-recycle-wind-turbine-blades/
2023
Link/Document
Darcy Hitchcock
Environment
To-go coffee without the plastic lid
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/to-go-coffee-without-the-plastic-lid/
2023
Link/Document
Darcy Hitchcock
Environment
TSSC Canadian Blood Services video
https://www.tssc.com/projects/nfp-cbs-vid.php
2023
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
TSSC Increasing output of face shields, respirators, and hoods for health care workers
TSSC E.D. Bullard
https://www.tssc.com/projects/gi-bullard-vid.php
2023
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
Salvation: The Bungsu Story
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_c6dc8d4cd6fc48f8a6d5220c0c4dd667.pdf
2023
Case Study
Marcus Hammarberg
Kanban
5S and Value Stream improvement in a Thrift Store
Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity Restore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnAwCl3Uwrs&feature=youtu.be
2023
Video
Lean Six Sigma for Good
Lean
Treating heart attack patients more speedily through lean
https://planet-lean.com/lean-healthcare-heart-attack-brazil/
2023
Link/Document
PlanetLean
Healthcare
The Imminent Danger of AI (New York Times)
Opinion article by Ezra Klein that (in my opinion) correctly points to the misunderstood threat
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_44e1d4db828d4aa9adb0b8bd766326aa.pdf
2023
Link/Document
New York Times
Technology
Mapping the Swiss Vaccine Supply Chain
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_33736fd7a9d04fbc8e7ffc645a140b33.pdf
2023
Link/Document
Bublu Thakur-Weigold
Healthcare
TSSC Department of Public Safety Blood Toxicology Lab
https://www.tssc.com/projects/gov-dps-vid.php
2023
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
EPA The Environmental Professional's Guide to Lean & Six Sigma
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/environmental-professionals-guide-lean-six-sigma
2023
Link/Document
US Environmental Protection Agency
Environment
Episode 2: The Gift of Change
Pioneering efforts of a cancer clinic in Brasil
https://planet-lean.com/lean-world-web-series-s01-e02/
2023
Link/Document
Lean Institute Brasil
Healthcare
Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management Lab (HumOSCM)
We apply scientific research to real world Humanitarian supply chains to make budgets go further.
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab.html
2023
Link/Documents
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH
Logistics
Lean Management in Liberia
Standard Work and Finding the Foundation for Lean Management Practices in Liberia
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d43f57b40abb4f4092b185e5606319c5.pdf
2023
Link/Document
Douglas Cooper
Management Systems
TSSC City of New York
https://www.tssc.com/projects.php#
2023
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Government
Process Improvement in Nonprofit Daycare
https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/e092-process-improvement-in-nonprofit-daycare-with/id1070983709?i=1000551671104
2023
Audio/Podcast
LeanSixSigma for Good
Children
Lean Six Sigma for Good
Main Website
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/
2023
Link/Document
Lean Six Sigma for Good
Lean
Empowering children to navigate life’s challenges
https://planet-lean.com/lean-parenting/
2023
Link/Document
Planet Lean
Education
IFPRI Global Food Policy Report 2023
https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses
2023
Link/Document
IFPRI
Hunger
Using Six Sigma to Address Racial Equity
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/using-six-sigma-to-address-racial-equity-with-joy-mason-lean-six-sigma-for-good/
2023
Video
Joy Mason
Racism
Sun Rising on solar panel recycling
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/sun-rising-on-solar-panel-recycling/
2023
Link/Document
Darcy Hitchcock
Environment
The Imminent Danger of AI - NYTimes
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_44e1d4db828d4aa9adb0b8bd766326aa.pdf
2023
Link/Document
New York Times
Technology
Lean Green Belt Training for NGOs Flyer
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_79cb5ade194b441d9e5d9a88e13343d1.pdf
2023
Link/Document
Dr. Andrew Parris
Lean
Lean Six Sigma For Good Volume 2 - Chapter Excerpt, Liberia, Douglas Cooper
Finding the Foundation for Lean Management Practices in Liberia
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_1e14ae3dc8474d778c98f2c58a48b515.pdf
2023
Case Study
Douglas Cooper & Brion Hurley
Lean
Creativity Unleashed
Why Lean can help unlock the potential of Latin America
https://planet-lean.com/lean-creativity-rebozov/
2023
Link/Document
Nicolás Alejandro Rebozov
Lean
Delivering aid to Turkey and Syria through Dubai's global hub
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155369421/turkey-syria-earthquake-dubai-humanitarian-aid
2023
Link/Document
NPR
Logistics
HUMOSCM for Pandemic Response
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_b162faee91414587a414d4d340a25733.pdf
2023
Link/Document
The International Journal of Logistics Management
Healthcare
Urban Mining
Reusing materials within the city, much of it from buildings
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/04/02/urban-mining/
2023
Link/Document
Darcy Hitchcock
Environment
Process Excellence Energiser for NGOs Flyer
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_7de3ccd4bcb64e0f9d10035109b8a12d.pdf
2023
Link/Document
Dr. Andrew Parris
Lean
Engineering Humanitarian Aid - a Cooperation with ICRC
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab/research/HumOSCM1.html
2023
Link/Document
ETH Zurich
Logistics
EPA The Lean & Chemicals Toolkit
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/lean-chemicals-toolkit
2023
Link/Document
US Environmental Protection Agency
Environment
Students Take the Lead in JPW Fund Internship
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/students-take-the-lead-in-jpw-fund-internship/
2022
Link/Document
Lean.org
Volunteering
Unique Philanthropy Does Well by Doing Good
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/unique-philanthropy-does-well-by-doing-good/
2022
Link/Document
Lean.org
Economics
Kanban for Nonprofits
https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6977580200947503104/?isInternal=true&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_groups_entity%3BXxPhE5BRTgizqPFJRik4aA%3D%3D
2022
Audio/Podcast
ProKanban
Kanban
Lean Thinking is personal development
https://planet-lean.com/lean-personal-development/
2022
Link/Document
Planet Lean
People skills
Four Cases of Using Lean Thinking for Environmental Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT858zCTOHI&t=3s
2022
Video
Lean Global Network
Environment
How open-source technology can help nonprofits scale
https://idronline.org/article/technology/how-open-source-technology-can-help-nonprofits-scale/?utm_source=Linkedin&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=tech_glific
2022
Link/Document
IDR
Technology
How We Work - Bell and Melinda Gates Foundation
Evaluation is another collaborative learning tool that provides us and our partners with feedback so we can improve, adjust, and decide how best to achieve outcomes. We work to ensure that our partners have the capacity and support to generate quality evidence.
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/how-we-work
2022
Link/Document
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Volunteering
Lean lends a helping hand in developing countries
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d68e87edddf8428bb65b84e19f562be5.pdf
2022
Link/Document
Dr. Andrew Parris
Lean
Lean in a lab blood sampling process
https://planet-lean.com/blood-sampling-lean-healthcare/
2022
Case Study
Planet Lean
Healthcare
Agile's impact on Global Sustainability
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/08-jutta-eckstein-and-agiles-impact-on-global/id1600560695?i=1000568479937
2022
Audio/Podcast
Jutta Eckstein
Agile
A Philanthropic ‘Lean Internship’ Experiment Yields Unexpected Question About Purpose
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/a-philanthropic-lean-internship-experiment-yields-unexpected-question-about-purpose/
2022
Link/Document
Lean.org
Volunteering
TED Talk: Why Leaders Need to Lead With Kindness, and Five Steps You Can Take to Start Now
https://www.kindleadership.org/post/my-tedxboston-talk
2022
Video
TED Talk
People skills
JPW Fund Helps Connect Cal Poly Students with Nonprofit to Help People with Mental Illness
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/jpw-fund-helps-connect-cal-poly-students-with-nonprofit-to-help-people-with-mental-illness/
2022
Link/Document
Lean Six Sigma for Good
Healthcare
Process Improvement in Nonprofit Daycare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ths_QNkGi7c
2022
Audio/Podcast
Elisabeth Swan
Education
Slashing waiting times for cancer care
https://planet-lean.com/reducing-waiting-time-cancer-care/
2022
Link/Document
Lean Institute Brasil
Healthcare
Nurse-led team improves on-time hospital discharge
Nurse-led Team in Barcelona's Hospital Clinic helps get more patients discharged on time, avoiding surgery cancellations
https://planet-lean.com/lean-healthcare-discharges/
2022
Link/Document
Planet Lean
Healthcare
How the Toyota Way and Toyota Kata Fit Together
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/the-toyota-way-and-toyota-kata-how-do-they-fit/
2022
Link/Document
Jeffrey Liker
Lean
Lean Entrepreneurship and SME Practice in a Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Conceptual Discourse from Nigeria
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9084273/
2022
Link/Document
NIH National Library of Medicine
Healthcare
Agile is Trending
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracybrower/2022/04/24/agile-is-trending-3-ways-agile-makes-work-better/?sh=49a35d1e4398
2022
Link/Document
Forbes
Agile
Lean approach to large scale computer recycling
This is an advertising piece but with good content worth reading
https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/servicenow/from-technology-to-civic-leadership.html?smid=em-share
2022
Link/Document
New York Times
Technology
Ukrainian Resilience: How Lean is Helping Companies Cope with War - John Shook
https://rise.articulate.com/share/fAJRmcFQQj18sTye5IQY1iwDFD4raAmq#/
2022
Video
Lean.org
War
Overcoming structural racism with lean leadership
https://planet-lean.com/lean-leadership-racism/
2022
Link/Document
Planet Lean
Racism
ETH Zurich Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab.html
2022
Link/Document
ETH Zurich
Logistics
Rethink Humanitarian Aid
https://berlinscienceweek.com/discover/videos/rethink-humanitarian-aid-eth-zurich/
2022
Audio/Podcast
Dr. Andrew Parris
Logistics
Leading Without Blame and Resilient Teams
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/07-diana-larsen-leading-without-blame-and-resilient-teams/id1600560695?i=1000568480039
2022
Audio/Podcast
Diana Larsen
People skills
How does Cultural Diversity impact agility?
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/05-how-does-cultural-diversity-impact-agility/id1600560695?i=1000562850764
2022
Audio/Podcast
Saraounia Mboka-Boyer
Agile
Calculating Financial Benefits for Improvement Projects
Episode 22
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E23-Calculating-Financial-Benefits-for-Improvement-Projects---Lean-Portland-Happy-Hour---July-2022-e1l57ie
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
Economics
AidEx East Africa Webinar Resilient Livelihoods 
https://youtu.be/_8H--YK5-_k
2021
Video
Dr. Andrew Parris
Lean
TSSC - Goodwill Industries of Connecticut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzHcqn966A
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Logistics
How the Toyota Production System was key to urgently increasing output of face shields, respirators, and hoods for health care workers. Toyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0zOBKeR04
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Lean
Creating Your Personal Flow
Episode 18
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-18-Creating-Your-Personal-Flow-with-Lori-Jorgenson-Feb-2021-Happy-Hour-e1111r2
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
People skills
How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms, Part 2: Wind-Down and Reflection
Part 2
https://www.lean.org/LeanPost/Posting.cfm?LeanPostId=1466
2021
Case Study
Lean.org
Healthcare
Lean Portland volunteer group Website
Helping People Make Work Better
https://leanportland.com/
2021
Link/Document
Lean Portland volunteer group
Volunteering
Lean Portland History and Setting Up New Cities
Episode 15
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-15-Lean-Portland-History-and-Setting-Up-New-Cities-el8lcb
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
Volunteering
TSSC - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEl3nn-FOR0
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
3 Sided Cube Impact Report
Note: this is advertising but there is some useful content
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_3c22dbee0705429d88ef70a8bef638a5.pdf
2021
Link/Document
3 Sided Cube
Economics
TSSC helps Tree of Life Clinic improve flow of free medical services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7otX6CCepiM
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
TSSC assists Texas and Kentucky with COVID vaccination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFHcEWkbK58
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Healthcare
Lean Healthcare Tools for Process Evaluation - an Integrative Review
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_11b2ba60508540e3a9d8598a8a3a5e0b.pdf
2021
Link/Document
Intl Journal for Environmental Research and Public Health
Healthcare
Kanban system applications in healthcare services - A literature review
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_6891e7d250994caa8a0b510a42407da8.pdf
2021
Journal
Wiley
Healthcare
Toyota TSSC helps North Texas Food Bank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpz5FZjuPGE
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Hunger
How Lean Can Help You Go Green
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/how-lean-can-help-you-go-green/
2021
Link/Document
Lean.org
Environment
How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms, Part 1: Building the Process
Part 1
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/how-lean-thinking-and-practice-helped-put-shots-in-arms-part-1-building-the-process/
2021
Case Study
Lean.org
Healthcare
A case for why Nonprofits should care about Donor Experience data
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/donor-data-case-why-nonprofits-should-care-experience-landry-1e?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_groups_entity%3BR0TwJVT4QtKCAwXIfmgEUw%3D%3D
2021
Link/Document
Stephanie Landry
Data/Analytics
How Lean transforms relationships to empower employees and increase impact
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_1e88daa784534b6e9cdc582c2becc2b6.pdf
2021
Link/Document
Dr. Andrew Parris
People skills
Increasing Laptop Refurbishment by 300% at Free Geek
Episode 17
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-17-Increasing-Laptop-Refurbishment-by-300-at-Free-Geek-with-John-Ashcraft---January-Happy-Hour-eoner1
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
Technology
Daily Management Systems (DMS) at Providence Health Systems
Episode 19
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E19-Daily-Management-Systems-DMS-at-Providence-with-Ernest-Mayer---March-Happy-Hour-e12jg6o
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
Management Systems
Toyota helps city of Louisville with fleet maintenance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuYh8RavpQc
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Value Stream
Software vs visual management
https://planet-lean.com/software-vs-visual-management/
2021
Link/Document
Planet Lean
Visual Management
Facilitating Process Improvement Events
Episode 20
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E20-Facilitating-Process-Improvement-Events-with-Paddy-OBrien---April-Happy-Hour-e143rf8
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
People skills
Lean Thinking for Social Impact - A Perspective from Jefferson County WA
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_884f50c2f23b4485b64a11eb2b1c228f.pdf
2021
Link/Document
Heller School for Social Policy & Management - Brandeis University
Volunteering
Meet TSSC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSgMlUMacs
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Volunteering
Toyota helps North Texas Food Bank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpz5FZjuPGE
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Hunger
The impact of lean management on frontline healthcare professionals a scoping review of the literature
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_bf0eaf963aa04407b46962517b84b99b.pdf
2021
Journal
BMC Health Services Research
Healthcare
Clean Practice to help reduce COVID transmission
Episode 16
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-16-December-Happy-Hour-about-Clean-Practice-with-Sam-Pardue-eo7j3q
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
Healthcare
Lean Portland Community Consulting Process Improvements with Nonprofits
Episode 21
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E22-Lean-Portland-Community-Consulting-Process-Improvements-with-Nonprofits---Nov-Happy-Hour-e19raf4
2021
Audio/Podcast
Lean Portland volunteer group
Volunteering
TPS = Toyota Production System explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av-h70biVX4
2021
Video
TSSC - Toyota Supplier Service Center
Lean
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