Kata is a pattern or routine that serves as a guide to proficiency and expertise. Bill Boyd, Catalysis faculty, explains the use of kata in healthcare and how it engages team members in rapid cycles of experimentation. Related Items Workshop Kata: A Pattern for Continuous Improvement and Coaching in […]
As an organization matures on the journey to organizational excellence, the function of the improvement team evolves from project-based facilitation to supporting leaders through culture transformation. Hear from Catalysis staff and faculty about the importance of building coaching capability within your PI team. Related Items Building Coaching Capabilities workshop Transformation […]
In the last two years, healthcare delivery has gone through a significant evolution. Telehealth services that were once rare, became the predominant method. In addition, with the growth of technology, other work is being done to deliver care at home or outside of the traditional setting of a hospital […]
Data is important to driving improvement work. It is not always easy to access the right information or to analyze it in a way that can be used to create real, sustainable change. In 2019, Dr. Dan Low, from Seattle Children’s Hospital, presented a learning session on how they […]
Stefan Agamanolis, Chief Innovation Officer, and Mike Antochow, Operational Excellence and Innovation Leader, from Akron Children’s Hospital talk about work in their Innovation Center. Akron Children’s Hospital is a member of the Catalysis Healthcare Value Network and recently shared a case study about work in a sharing session open […]
Trevor Hall, Vice President of Human Resources, Communications, Continuous Improvement and Appeals at Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, talks about the value of leader standard work, specifically the impact of leader standard work when starting a new role. Related Items Leader Standard Work Course on Catalysis Academy Blog “Four Reasons […]
We are joined by a team of nurses and CI staff from Michigan Medicine to discuss how they have been using process observation, or process confirmation as they like to call it, as a tool for problem-solving within their management system. Related Items Creating a Lean Management System virtual […]
Dr. Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Lean Engagement & Research at the University of California – Berkley (CLEAR) joins The Lens to discuss recent research CLEAR completed through interviews with healthcare leaders on the benefits of using a Daily Management System during the pandemic. CLEAR is […]
Michele Smith, Catalysis Faculty, shares practical concepts that can help you develop as a leader in a continuous improvement environment. Related Items Becoming the Leader You Want to Be workshop Personal Development course in Catalysis Academy Becoming the Change, by Kim Barnas and John Toussaint, MD Principle-Based Executive Coaching
Aditi Patil, Catalysis faculty member, shares how to engage people through communication by using a storytelling approach. This approach is a powerful way to influence and connect people throughout an organizational transformation. Related Items Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Blogs: “Harnessing the Power of Storytelling in Organizations” and “Crafting Compelling […]
