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This book was published incrementally during 2012, and is now complete, with the best posts and commentary from Mark Graban's www.LeanBlog.org.

Highlights include:

Posts from Mark's first trip to Japan
Highlights and notes from conferences, including Society for Health Systems, the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, Northeast Shingo Prize, Lab Quality Confab, and The Lean Startup Conference
Posts about \"kaizen\" or \"good change\" - the practice of continuous improvement in Lean settings
Posts about Lean Healthcare
Essays about Lean concepts in everyday settings ranging from the kitchen, to airports, and other businesses
Some early \"Lean Memes\" or funny images and pop culture references related to Lean

If reading on an iPad or connected e-Reader, the book contains hyperlinks to sources, articles, and videos that can be viewed when online.

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