by mmartyn | Jan 6, 2011 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Engagement, Human Behavior, Innovation, Leadership, Visual Management
The best indicator of successfully developing a continuous improvement culture is your ability to engage people. Because “engagement is all about participation,” according to communications consultant David Sibbet, it is critical that you create a way for people to...
by mmartyn | Jan 4, 2011 | Change, Continuous Improvement, Design, Leadership, Teams
Scott Wilson is the founder of MINIMAL (MNML), a hybrid design studio with a growing blue chip client roster, numerous self-manufactured products and joint ventures in development. An accomplished designer and former Global Creative Director at Nike, his work has...
by mmartyn | Dec 30, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Design, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Teams
“Why do I stand up here? I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. You see the world looks very different up here … Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even...
by mmartyn | Dec 28, 2010 | Continuous Improvement, Human Behavior, Problem Solving, Visual Management
Daniel Weil is a partner of Pentagram and a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art. Daniel has been working as an architect and designer since 1977 and his projects have included products, packaging, interiors and art direction for such companies as Swatch, Lego,...
by mmartyn | Dec 23, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Engagement, Enterprise Alignment, Leadership, Motivation, Operational Excellence, Results
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally was a runaway winner of the 2010 MarketWatch CEO of the year, easily beating out Steve Jobs, Vikram Pandit, Jeff Bezos and Reed Hastings. Since the hiring of Mulally in 2006, Ford has been on a roll. While Ford continued to post...
by mmartyn | Dec 21, 2010 | Brain, Continuous Improvement, Creativity, Cultural Enablers, Engagement, Problem Solving, Visual Management
Tom Wujec is a Fellow at Autodesk, the world’s leader in 2D & 3D design software. He has brought several software applications to market, including SketchBook Pro, PortfolioWall, and Maya which won an Academy Award for its contribution to the film industry. ...
