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Topic
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EPA The Lean & Environment Toolkit
Environment
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/lean-environment-toolkit#:~:text=The%20Lean%20%26%20Environment%20Toolkit%20offers,)%3B%20and%20Value%20Stream%20Mapping.
What is a Resilient Nonprofit
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_9abf05bcf11644ec8854ce9764d04dc1.pdf
Two Second Lean - How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work and Home
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d6d42919d7a543849ae331a96d71d400.pdf
How Lean transforms relationships to empower employees and increase impact
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_dbfbc2c673bd4a77886886962221bf90.pdf
EPA The Lean, Energy and Climate Toolkit
Environment
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.
Salvation: The Bungsu Story
Kanban
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_c6dc8d4cd6fc48f8a6d5220c0c4dd667.pdf
Treating heart attack patients more speedily through lean
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-healthcare-heart-attack-brazil/
The Imminent Danger of AI (New York Times)
Technology
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_44e1d4db828d4aa9adb0b8bd766326aa.pdf
Mapping the Swiss Vaccine Supply Chain
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_33736fd7a9d04fbc8e7ffc645a140b33.pdf
EPA The Environmental Professional's Guide to Lean & Six Sigma
Environment
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/environmental-professionals-guide-lean-six-sigma
Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management Lab (HumOSCM)
Logistics
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab.html
Process Improvement in Nonprofit Daycare
Children
https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/e092-process-improvement-in-nonprofit-daycare-with/id1070983709?i=1000551671104
Lean Six Sigma for Good
Lean
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/
The Imminent Danger of AI - NYTimes
Technology
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_44e1d4db828d4aa9adb0b8bd766326aa.pdf
Lean Six Sigma For Good Volume 2 - Chapter Excerpt, Liberia, Douglas Cooper
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_1e14ae3dc8474d778c98f2c58a48b515.pdf
Delivering aid to Turkey and Syria through Dubai's global hub
Logistics
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155369421/turkey-syria-earthquake-dubai-humanitarian-aid
HUMOSCM for Pandemic Response
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_b162faee91414587a414d4d340a25733.pdf
Engineering Humanitarian Aid - a Cooperation with ICRC
Logistics
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab/research/HumOSCM1.html
EPA The Lean & Chemicals Toolkit
Environment
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/lean-chemicals-toolkit
Students Take the Lead in JPW Fund Internship
Volunteering
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/students-take-the-lead-in-jpw-fund-internship/
Unique Philanthropy Does Well by Doing Good
Economics
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/unique-philanthropy-does-well-by-doing-good/
Kanban for Nonprofits
Kanban
https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6977580200947503104/?isInternal=true&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_groups_entity%3BXxPhE5BRTgizqPFJRik4aA%3D%3D
Lean Thinking is personal development
People skills
https://planet-lean.com/lean-personal-development/
Four Cases of Using Lean Thinking for Environmental Sustainability
Environment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT858zCTOHI&t=3s
How open-source technology can help nonprofits scale
Technology
https://idronline.org/article/technology/how-open-source-technology-can-help-nonprofits-scale/?utm_source=Linkedin&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=tech_glific
How We Work - Bell and Melinda Gates Foundation
Volunteering
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/how-we-work
Lean lends a helping hand in developing countries
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d68e87edddf8428bb65b84e19f562be5.pdf
Lean in a lab blood sampling process
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/blood-sampling-lean-healthcare/
A Philanthropic ‘Lean Internship’ Experiment Yields Unexpected Question About Purpose
Volunteering
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/a-philanthropic-lean-internship-experiment-yields-unexpected-question-about-purpose/
TED Talk: Why Leaders Need to Lead With Kindness, and Five Steps You Can Take to Start Now
People skills
https://www.kindleadership.org/post/my-tedxboston-talk
JPW Fund Helps Connect Cal Poly Students with Nonprofit to Help People with Mental Illness
Healthcare
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/jpw-fund-helps-connect-cal-poly-students-with-nonprofit-to-help-people-with-mental-illness/
Nurse-led team improves on-time hospital discharge
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-healthcare-discharges/
Lean Entrepreneurship and SME Practice in a Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Conceptual Discourse from Nigeria
Healthcare
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9084273/
Agile is Trending
Agile
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracybrower/2022/04/24/agile-is-trending-3-ways-agile-makes-work-better/?sh=49a35d1e4398
Lean approach to large scale computer recycling
Technology
https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/servicenow/from-technology-to-civic-leadership.html?smid=em-share
Ukrainian Resilience: How Lean is Helping Companies Cope with War - John Shook
War
https://rise.articulate.com/share/fAJRmcFQQj18sTye5IQY1iwDFD4raAmq#/
Overcoming structural racism with lean leadership
Racism
https://planet-lean.com/lean-leadership-racism/
Rethink Humanitarian Aid
Logistics
https://berlinscienceweek.com/discover/videos/rethink-humanitarian-aid-eth-zurich/
Calculating Financial Benefits for Improvement Projects
Economics
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E23-Calculating-Financial-Benefits-for-Improvement-Projects---Lean-Portland-Happy-Hour---July-2022-e1l57ie
AidEx East Africa Webinar Resilient Livelihoods 
Lean
https://youtu.be/_8H--YK5-_k
TSSC - Goodwill Industries of Connecticut
Logistics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzHcqn966A
How the Toyota Production System was key to urgently increasing output of face shields, respirators, and hoods for health care workers. Toyo
Lean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0zOBKeR04
Creating Your Personal Flow
People skills
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-18-Creating-Your-Personal-Flow-with-Lori-Jorgenson-Feb-2021-Happy-Hour-e1111r2
How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms, Part 2: Wind-Down and Reflection
Healthcare
https://www.lean.org/LeanPost/Posting.cfm?LeanPostId=1466
Lean Portland volunteer group Website
Volunteering
https://leanportland.com/
Lean Portland History and Setting Up New Cities
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-15-Lean-Portland-History-and-Setting-Up-New-Cities-el8lcb
TSSC - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Healthcare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEl3nn-FOR0
3 Sided Cube Impact Report
Economics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_3c22dbee0705429d88ef70a8bef638a5.pdf
TSSC helps Tree of Life Clinic improve flow of free medical services
Healthcare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7otX6CCepiM
TSSC assists Texas and Kentucky with COVID vaccination
Healthcare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFHcEWkbK58
Kanban system applications in healthcare services - A literature review
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_6891e7d250994caa8a0b510a42407da8.pdf
Toyota TSSC helps North Texas Food Bank
Hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpz5FZjuPGE
How Lean Can Help You Go Green
Environment
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/how-lean-can-help-you-go-green/
TSSC - Goodwill Industries of Connecticut
Logistics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzHcqn966A
How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms, Part 1: Building the Process
Healthcare
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/how-lean-thinking-and-practice-helped-put-shots-in-arms-part-1-building-the-process/
A case for why Nonprofits should care about Donor Experience data
Data/Analytics
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
How Lean transforms relationships to empower employees and increase impact
People skills
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_1e88daa784534b6e9cdc582c2becc2b6.pdf
Increasing Laptop Refurbishment by 300% at Free Geek
Technology
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-17-Increasing-Laptop-Refurbishment-by-300-at-Free-Geek-with-John-Ashcraft---January-Happy-Hour-eoner1
Daily Management Systems (DMS) at Providence Health Systems
Management Systems
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E19-Daily-Management-Systems-DMS-at-Providence-with-Ernest-Mayer---March-Happy-Hour-e12jg6o
Toyota helps city of Louisville with fleet maintenance
Value Stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuYh8RavpQc
Software vs visual management
Visual Management
https://planet-lean.com/software-vs-visual-management/
Facilitating Process Improvement Events
People skills
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E20-Facilitating-Process-Improvement-Events-with-Paddy-OBrien---April-Happy-Hour-e143rf8
Lean Thinking for Social Impact - A Perspective from Jefferson County WA
Volunteering
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_884f50c2f23b4485b64a11eb2b1c228f.pdf
Meet TSSC
Volunteering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSgMlUMacs
Toyota helps North Texas Food Bank
Hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpz5FZjuPGE
The impact of lean management on frontline healthcare professionals a scoping review of the literature
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_bf0eaf963aa04407b46962517b84b99b.pdf
Clean Practice to help reduce COVID transmission
Healthcare
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-16-December-Happy-Hour-about-Clean-Practice-with-Sam-Pardue-eo7j3q
Lean Portland Community Consulting Process Improvements with Nonprofits
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E22-Lean-Portland-Community-Consulting-Process-Improvements-with-Nonprofits---Nov-Happy-Hour-e19raf4
TPS = Toyota Production System explained
Lean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av-h70biVX4
Entrepreneurial lean thinking for sustainable business modeling
Management Systems
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00550-020-00508-y
Applying Lean to Body Piercing
Value Stream
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/E21-Applying-Lean-to-Body-Piercing-with-Stephanie-Hill---May-Happy-Hour-e16mfdk
Norman "Godfather of Lean" Bodek Interview - Sept 2020
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-14-Norman-Godfather-of-Lean-Bodek-Interview---Sept-2020-Happy-Hour-ekmm0e
How Lean Six Sigma Benefits Nonprofit Organizations
Lean
https://www.villanovau.com/resources/six-sigma/lean-six-sigma-benefits-nonprofit-organizations/#.Wm4dXUxFzmg
Beyond exploitation – Lean as an alternative business system
Lean
https://planet-lean.com/lean-management-beyond-exploitation/
Experimenting with Agile in nonprofit world
Agile
https://culturalvistas.org/blog/ideas-issues/experimenting-with-agile-in-the-nonprofit-world/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwma6TBhDIARIsAOKuANw0aQT_xVi_CQoHgR1u3YM-h3SKVTUGeMD5RDCtzREq2J1RNIYZLb8aAgNhEALw_wcB
How a small farmer pivoted to address sudden change in demand patterns during Coronavirus
Agriculture
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/how-small-farms-found-new-customers-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html
Comparing Lean in Aerospace and NGOs
Lean
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andrew-parris-ep-57-lean-in-aerospace-vs-ngo/id1547155147?i=1000542259112
Influential Foodservice Newsletter Supports Steady Work Author’s Idea to Redesign #Restaurant Processes During Pandemic Shutdowns.
Hunger
https://www.lean.org/about-lei/press-releases/influential-foodservice-newsletter-supports-steady-work-authors-idea-to-redesign-restaurant-processes-during-pandemic-shutdowns/
What Christian Leaders can Learn from lean
People skills
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_0ad06a5a910041afa702d6f3eeb1a221.pdf
Productivity Is Not Working
Economics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_ee57cd9e2f3e4b6ab6935e342c5b261f.pdf
Product Development Lessons from a Global Pandemic
Healthcare
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/product-development-lessons-from-a-global-pandemic/
May Happy Hour - Lean Networking Groups
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-13-May-Happy-Hour---Lean-Networking-Groups-edrge9
Lean Management Leaders Weigh in on Climate Change, Coronavirus, Innovation, and More
Environment
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/lean-management-leaders-weigh-in-on-climate-change-coronavirus-innovation-and-more/
Master Brewers Association Northwest - Continuous Improvement
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-11-Master-Brewers-Association-Northwest---Continuous-Improvement-Resources-Presentation-e40jr5
Rebuilding Homes and Disaster Recovery Processes
Housing
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/rebuilding-homes-and-disaster-recovery-processes/
Lean Thinking in Botswana - Kgotla - a place to talk and learn with the community
Lean
https://planet-lean.com/kgotla-foundation-lean-transformation/
Making Work and the World a Better Place
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_e878270441c84408ab844145f5276750.pdf
Lean Brain Thinking
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-5-Lean-Brain-Thinking-with-Brock-Husby-e2uscv
Nonprofit Volunteering with IISE Chapters
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-9-Nonprofit-Volunteering-with-IISE-Chapters-e3ptvt
Is Certification Right for Me?
Lean
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-6-Is-Certification-Right-for-Me--with-Nicole-Sisco-from-PSU-CEPE-e31vf3
Lean Startups for Social Change
Lean
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-8-Lean-Startups-for-Social-Change-with-Michel-Gelobter-e3n31n
How Agile can help Nonprofits
Agile
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2019/03/29/five-ways-an-agile-approach-can-help-your-nonprofit-thrive/?sh=53317997198f
Lean Principles for the Building Reuse Industry (BMRA)
Housing
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-7-Lean-Principles-for-the-Building-Reuse-Industry-BMRA-e3ki71
Getting Home book on St Bernard Project
Housing
https://www.lean.org/store/book/getting-home/
A better way to wash an Elephants foot - Leadership lessons from the San Diego zoo
Lean
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/no-mani-pedi-but-keepers-improve-elephant-foot-washing/
Lean and Energy Efficiency
Environment
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-10-Lean-and-Energy-Efficiency-with-Kjell-van-Zoen-e3s6g6
Presentation at Oregon DHS Lean Academy Conference
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-4-Presentation-at-Oregon-DHS-Lean-Academy-Conference-e28ccp
What Makes Nonprofit Digital Teams Successful Today
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_30051dc857c94906910fe87d8deeac67.pdf
Intro and Using Lean Japanese Terminology
Lean
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-1-Intro-and-Using-Lean-Japanese-Terminology-e1skk9
Lean Habitat for Humanity Jefferson County Washington
Housing
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_81da72163845435f930366b2033b3fdc.pdf
An Evening with Norman Bodek
Lean
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-2-An-Evening-with-Norman-Bodek-at-Grovemade-e1so7i
Lean Course Curriculum Winter 2018 - Jefferson County Washington USA Chamber of Commerce
Volunteering
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_21a3adcb6d264dcf830641fd8f6f390a.pdf
Presentation at AOR Spring Reuse Forum with Nonprofits
Volunteering
https://anchor.fm/leanportland/episodes/Ep-3-Presentation-at-AOR-Spring-Reuse-Forum-with-Nonprofits-e22qqp
Leveraging lean thinking to build community prosperity
Economics
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_cb9092af4e28427cbeee4a76e5392ac6.pdf
A Pittsburgh Hospital's Improvement Journey
Healthcare
https://blog.kainexus.com/improvement-disciplines/lean/lean-in-education/carnegie-foundation-on-lean-in-education
Scaling Improved Cookstove Companies in Uganda
Value Stream
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_af0c374d995f4207842b5ea7cc3026d0.pdf
Lean Six Sigma for Good - Book - Full Audio Version
Lean
http://leansixsigmaenvironment.org/index.php/ec-026-lean-six-sigma-for-good-book-full-audio-version/
How Lean Management Save a Butcher’s Shop in Botswana
Hunger
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_37a1fba325534e23a96d9c72621f69d1.pdf
The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables
Agriculture
https://chelseagreen.biz/product/the-lean-farm-guide-to-growing-vegetables/
St Bernard Project Has a Helping Hand in Hurricane Harvey
Disaster response
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/sbp-has-a-helping-hand-in-hurricane-harvey/
Growing a Lean Community Jefferson County Washington presentation
Volunteering
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_43fdc97e9db54cbea5fe885c6db23020.pdf
The Cutting Edge of Lean Management
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_2279b7a004da454a924717204808a1a4.pdf
The Power of (Lean) Data helps connect actions with outcomes
Data/Analytics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_ce65440c3aaa4643bd67b38282ab01b9.pdf
Creating A Culture of Continuous Improvement Based On Data
Data/Analytics
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_7fbda9c78ffb43a1982c6a4fb2bb6872.pdf
Moneyball for Head Start program - Using Data, Evidence, and Evaluation to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
Data/Analytics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_50845b58a39f47e8b89886346629afe8.pdf
The Power of Lean to Modernize Mission-Driven Organizations
Management Systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3SA4HWCqDE
NGO Performance blog - Continual Improvement
Lean
https://ngoperformance.wordpress.com/
New York nonprofits reduce waste by learning the Lean way
Lean
https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2016/01/003.html
Johnson Controls and Detroit's Empowerment Plan
Lean
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/johnson-controls-and-detroits-empowerment-plan-partner-to-dramatically-improve-production-of-coats-that-transform-into-sleeping-bags-for-the-homeless-300185997.html
Two Keys to Sustainable Social Enterprise
Economics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_bdc27014463943bda3732bccc65f87be.pdf
Head Start Program Change from Compliance to Continuous Improvement
Children
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_25c149113bdc431c913bf29c99e4836e.pdf
Lean Principles Are Changing How the U.S. Recovers from Tornadoes & Floods
Disaster response
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/lean-principles-are-changing-how-the-u-s-recovers-from-tornadoes-floods/
Hoshin at LEI: Connecting More Closely with Our Customer
Management Systems
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/hoshin-at-lei-connecting-more-closely-with-our-customer/
Head Start Change from Compliance to Continuous Improvement
Children
https://bethkanter.org/continuous-improvement/
Lean Presentation to Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
Volunteering
https://www.slideshare.net/MattHorvat/ynpn-lean-presentation-2015-10-15
The Promise of Lean Experimentation
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_9c6115063059468ca37dd071c64022c9.pdf
Bringing Respect for People to the World’s Sweatshops (Jim Womack)
Lean
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/bringing_respect_for_people_to_the_worlds_sweatshops
Connecting Lean Thinkers With Nonprofits in Portland, Oregon
Volunteering
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/connecting-lean-thinkers-with-nonprofits-in-portland-oregon/
5S yields unexpected benefits at Global Links
5S Organization
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_1bfdb52c6e204902aa4e417f94f72366.pdf
Oscar winner Ross Kauffman nimbly portrays the mission-driven volunteers at St. Bernard Project (SBP)
Volunteering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyWXhzNYvg4
Improving a Complex Process that Saves Lives: Lean Transformation at LifeShare Donor Services of Oklahoma
Healthcare
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/improving-a-complex-process-that-saves-lives-lean-transformation-at-lifeshare-donor-services-of-oklahoma/
Drucker Institute video on Lean management
Management Systems
https://vimeo.com/134664068
15 minute Kanban training
Kanban
https://youtu.be/0rW2t19kPN0
Latondra Newton on the Toyota Production System and Social Innovation
Lean
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/latondra-newton-on-the-toyota-production-system-and-social-innovation/
Rethinking Disaster Recovery on the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Disaster response
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/rethinking-disaster-recovery-on-the-10th-anniversary-of-hurricane-katrina/
Toyota Partners with Nonprofit to Rebuild Homes and Lives
Housing
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/toyota-partners-with-nonprofit-to-rebuild-homes-and-lives/
Improving Patient Flow Using Lean Kanban Methodology an Emergency Medicine Experience.pdf
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_04b8d1d8abc54d859bced562e7c161f6.pdf
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean - Implementation Case Studies
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_945f0d36a00e4381af7be911cb4b5d7b.pdf
Lean and the Indian railway children project - a Lean Failure but an Unexpected Success!
Children
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_66a8c682d63444b3942f0da6563c3a85.pdf
Gemba Academy Podcast interview of Lean4NGO founder Steve Bell
Volunteering
https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/06/12/ga-010using-lean-to-help-ngos-with-steve-bell/
A Supply Chain of Children - Rescuing Railway Children in India
Children
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_8d88236df629497c9f4c931d295bb2d8.pdf
Boundaryless Agile: Peacekeeping in Pakistan
Agile
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_c9743a8083b44d1e93609e9a88a20d34.pdf
Public Service: Lean’s Next Frontier?
Government
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/public-service-leans-next-frontier/
Food Bank For New York City and Toyota: Unlikely Partners in Innovation
Hunger
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/food-bank-for-new-york-city-and-toyota-unlikely-partners-in-innovation/
What's wrong with NGOs (and how can Lean Thinking help?)
Lean
http://blog.leansystems.org/2013/06/whats-wrong-with-ngos-part-2.html
Improving Processes for Good in East Africa
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d5b636f561d14a85a722b1302887c4b3.pdf
Lean Reaching the Last Mile of Poverty in Uganda
Lean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCzPRyXBej0
Balls for Africa – Lean thinking in an African NGO supply chain
Logistics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L21HFSbAIn0
Using Lean Thinking to Help Schools Get the Resources They Need at DonorsChoose.org
Education
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/using-lean-thinking-to-help-schools-get-the-resources-they-need-at-donorschoose-org/
Meals Per Hour - how Toyota helped food bank after Hurricane Sandy
Hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz28yMcDvVM
Lean Systems Thinking – Can We Change the World?
Lean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2M9weLGggc
Public-Private Partnerships Lead To More Effective Government in WA
Government
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/public-private-partnerships-lead-to-more-effective-government-in-wa/
Lean Healthcare Transformation in Tanzania
Healthcare
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_fc4c7d87e6aa425aa814d2d950d6f209.pdf
Optimizing Workflow in Refugee Camps
Value Stream
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_a25ad32bb5b741a7b90fdc5527ff71e2.pdf
TED Talk: The way we think about charity is dead wrong Dan Palotta
Economics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfAzi6D5FpM
Toyota volunteers help a soup kitchen increase capacity and reduce wait times
Hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9baZyEUTzRA&t=3s
10 Videos Of Social Good Organizations Using Lean Startup Methods
Agile
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2013/12/09/10-videos-of-social-good-organizations-using-lean-startup-methods/#512dbd81206a
Lean for Healthcare Organizations in South Africa: An Interview with Lean4NGO Founders
Healthcare
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/lean-for-healthcare-organizations-in-south-africa-an-interview-with-lean4ngo-founders-steve-bell-and-karen-whitley-bell/
NGO Performance Improvement Food Assistance Germany
Hunger
https://www.slideshare.net/divyanshu22/improvement-of-the-ngos-performance
Kaizen in Africa towards Industrial Development
Lean
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_5e9a8ea885ca40a29198b567168b5c8f.pdf
Lean Group of Portland Oregon Volunteer Project - Friends of Children
Children
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_5335d4e188c445e5a74e2a0cc8fa68dc.pdf
Ethiopia GRIPS Development Forum minutes
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_4b8b17a517b94889adc6ad3f5a0e06c6.pdf
Industrial Policy Dialogue in Ethiopia Transferring Mindset and Methods from East Asia
Economics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_0973db65d20241c29a5c803e5948a7d4.pdf
Sharing East Asian Experiences with Africa - Japan's Policy Dialogue
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_18068cb38e954da4aa6a6f866e0932c2.pdf
Delivering Effectively on a Noble Mission: Community Servings Gets High-Quality Meals to the People Who Need Them
Hunger
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/delivering-effectively-on-a-noble-mission-community-servings-gets-high-quality-meals-to-the-people-who-need-them/
Simple Lean in Rural Kenya
Lean
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_207ab1c84d6446cfb4d7e071729a986d.pdf
Toyota Launches National Nonprofit Support Program
Volunteering
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_7dd91028d5944bb19a268c04287639d7.pdf
Lean Training for Tanzania
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_0bcdde4c3a8040459b2cb08adeea2b44.pdf
Ethiopia’ Ethiopia’s Industrialization Drive s Industrialization Drive under the Growth and Transformation Plan
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_3dc88225623d40f9bc9e6ca87e2feb3f.pdf
Lean Enterprise Institute Calls for Ending the “Madness” in Supply Chain Strategies
Logistics
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/lean-enterprise-institute-ceo-john-shook-calls-for-ending-the-madness-in-supply-chain-strategies/
Achieving Lean Healthcare by Combining the Two Bin kanban Replenishment System with RFID Technology
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_593a827e18344238b7856b704b00101a.pdf
Lean Recycling Program in Brazil
Value Stream
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_61dc9b8635ec4bd8b201f76ce1469265.pdf
Toyota helps feed the hungry at St Vincent de Paul
Hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=creqUkQc-6I
How to Apply Lean Management Principles to Nonprofit Organizations
Management Systems
https://ugn.com/how-to-apply-lean-management-principles-to-nonprofit-organizations/
TSSC shares the principles and practices of the Toyota Way with public and private enterprises
Volunteering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0x8EqTE6Ts
Humanitarian Supply Chain Management - An Overview 2009
Logistics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_b941d1f7276b43ec8891880ac82fddfe.pdf
Introducing Kaizen in Africa
Lean
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_de253e9aae1245b0a7646dbec2212331.pdf
Humanitarian Aid into Africa Supply Chain Research Paper
Logistics
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_d36fa0de5f88423bbbcf3ec69862cee4.pdf
TED Talk: Lean Thinking Helps Eliminate Blindness on a large scale in India
Healthcare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5QCM1_gVGA
Lean Supply Chain applied to Humanitarian Aid
Logistics
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_9969496d80d54e3593b751a73eb244b9.pdf
Boeing Supports Local Nonprofits
Volunteering
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_f2f581e59d7e422e8041726f920910f7.pdf
Microcredit Clients Must Come First
Data/Analytics
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_900d069109fa424b9b406f863a61bc86.pdf
The Role of Process Improvement in the Nonprofit Organization
Lean
https://2b8026fd-b62c-4cf0-b47d-aa9c3dfcabcb.filesusr.com/ugd/6b4283_718b4eb7f04c46608a2499a33b9b0010.pdf
The Anatomy of Innovation - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside
Healthcare
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/the-anatomy-of-innovation/
A Typology of Organizational Cultures
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_f4479657865145fc887be5b94b247ac0.pdf
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