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Topic
Link
TSSC Canadian Blood Services document
Healthcare
https://www.tssc.com/media/pdfs/CT_Spring16_EN_CBS.pdf
A Practical Guide to Measuring and Managing Impact
Measurement
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_35e3c6dc8092417789c73ca2c5a28707.pdf
Dan Jones Interview Lean Thinking for NGOs
Lean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfuh4t62oCY&feature=youtu.be
Prioritizing Impact Measurement in the Funding of Social Innovation - SSIR
Measurement
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_7d270463ce2643e2b845f279ca78acdc.pdf
Applying Continuous Improvement in K-12 Education in Halifax County
Education
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/applying-continuous-improvement-in-k-12-education-in-halifax-county-with-dr-eric-cunningham-jit-cafe-podcast/
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.
Local leadership program for Black women tackles talent inequities
Racism
https://indianapolisrecorder.com/local-leadership-program-for-black-women-tackles-talent-inequities/
Episode 1: Easing the Pain
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-world-web-series-s01-e01/
Vestas has developed process to recycle wind turbine blades
Environment
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/03/27/vestas-has-developed-process-to-recycle-wind-turbine-blades/
To-go coffee without the plastic lid
Environment
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/to-go-coffee-without-the-plastic-lid/
TSSC Canadian Blood Services video
Healthcare
https://www.tssc.com/projects/nfp-cbs-vid.php
TSSC Increasing output of face shields, respirators, and hoods for health care workers
Healthcare
https://www.tssc.com/projects/gi-bullard-vid.php
Salvation: The Bungsu Story
Kanban
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_c6dc8d4cd6fc48f8a6d5220c0c4dd667.pdf
5S and Value Stream improvement in a Thrift Store
Lean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnAwCl3Uwrs&feature=youtu.be
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
TSSC Department of Public Safety Blood Toxicology Lab
Healthcare
https://www.tssc.com/projects/gov-dps-vid.php
EPA The Environmental Professional's Guide to Lean & Six Sigma
Environment
https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/environmental-professionals-guide-lean-six-sigma
Episode 2: The Gift of Change
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-world-web-series-s01-e02/
Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management Lab (HumOSCM)
Logistics
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab.html
Lean Management in Liberia
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_d43f57b40abb4f4092b185e5606319c5.pdf
TSSC City of New York
Government
https://www.tssc.com/projects.php#
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/
Empowering children to navigate life’s challenges
Education
https://planet-lean.com/lean-parenting/
IFPRI Global Food Policy Report 2023
Hunger
https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses
Using Six Sigma to Address Racial Equity
Racism
https://www.leansixsigmaforgood.com/using-six-sigma-to-address-racial-equity-with-joy-mason-lean-six-sigma-for-good/
Sun Rising on solar panel recycling
Environment
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/sun-rising-on-solar-panel-recycling/
The Imminent Danger of AI - NYTimes
Technology
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_44e1d4db828d4aa9adb0b8bd766326aa.pdf
Lean Green Belt Training for NGOs Flyer
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_79cb5ade194b441d9e5d9a88e13343d1.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
Creativity Unleashed
Lean
https://planet-lean.com/lean-creativity-rebozov/
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
Urban Mining
Environment
https://darcyhitchcock.wordpress.com/2023/04/02/urban-mining/
Process Excellence Energiser for NGOs Flyer
Lean
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_7de3ccd4bcb64e0f9d10035109b8a12d.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/
Agile's impact on Global Sustainability
Agile
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/08-jutta-eckstein-and-agiles-impact-on-global/id1600560695?i=1000568479937
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/
Process Improvement in Nonprofit Daycare
Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ths_QNkGi7c
Slashing waiting times for cancer care
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/reducing-waiting-time-cancer-care/
Nurse-led team improves on-time hospital discharge
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-healthcare-discharges/
How the Toyota Way and Toyota Kata Fit Together
Lean
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/the-toyota-way-and-toyota-kata-how-do-they-fit/
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/
ETH Zurich Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab
Logistics
https://scm.ethz.ch/humoscm-lab.html
Rethink Humanitarian Aid
Logistics
https://berlinscienceweek.com/discover/videos/rethink-humanitarian-aid-eth-zurich/
Leading Without Blame and Resilient Teams
People skills
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/07-diana-larsen-leading-without-blame-and-resilient-teams/id1600560695?i=1000568480039
How does Cultural Diversity impact agility?
Agile
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/05-how-does-cultural-diversity-impact-agility/id1600560695?i=1000562850764
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
Lean Healthcare Tools for Process Evaluation - an Integrative Review
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_11b2ba60508540e3a9d8598a8a3a5e0b.pdf
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/
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
Saving Lives Using Scrum
Scrum
https://medium.com/serious-scrum/save-more-lives-by-using-scrum-by-kerry-martin-bc3c68fde767
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
Attract More Funding By Accelerating Your Nonprofit’s Mission with Scrum
https://medium.com/serious-scrum/attract-more-funding-by-accelerating-your-nonprofits-mission-eff619f631c1
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
Are You Deploying Lean Mechanistically–or Organically?
Lean
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/are-you-deploying-lean-mechanistically-or-organically/
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/
Management_of_nonprofit_organizations_-_an_overvie
Management Systems
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_05b11a0ef021437b9d8abdbdb11c28e6.pdf
Our new, leaner Cancer Center
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-healthcare-policlinico-genoa/
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
Why Overhead Metrics are Harmful for Nonprofits
Measurement
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_e089258f0793433c8a89ad667090a4d0.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
Supporting collaboration in humanitarian supply chains – insights from a design science project
Logistics
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_be1f55a827e847e7a07434f0251811d9.pdf
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
Lean Hospital - The Kanban System at Kemang Medical Care
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_c5eb5dc2de4e4a2a8c839fec2c601528.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
Lean Hospital Kanban in the Maternity Ward
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_22f71ee0fe594935aab70e4de63d75df.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
Lean Transformation Framework Animcated by John Shook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeRXOT8lv0g&t=127s
The Power of Lean to Modernize Mission-Driven Organizations
Management Systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3SA4HWCqDE
The Challenge of Developing Lean Management
Management Systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5QVC2kW5ww
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/
How California Public Hospitals Are Embedding a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_35661090ca174c87b97bf6fd3ffccd06.pdf
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/
Improving Breast Cancer Care
Healthcare
https://planet-lean.com/lean-improving-breast-cancer-care/
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
Lean Management Principles to the Creation of Postpartum Hemorrha
Healthcare
https://6b428326-e598-4d8b-9f2d-d982375a0b30.usrfiles.com/ugd/6b4283_acc8a99e909d459ca65e59f0c8f0a2c6.pdf
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
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