When the Gemba Outruns Your Knowledge: The "Third Coach" in the Room
AI isn't about replacing the expert. It's about lowering the threshold where expertise becomes irreplaceable. Learn how to build a Third Coach for your team.
Everyone Is Now a Developer: New Jobs in the Age of AI
AI will disrupt software like YouTube disrupted broadcast TV. Learn about the emerging roles of AI system architect and AI agent manager.
Lean and AI
A lean tech practitioner's perspective on how AI is changing work through 400+ hours of hands-on experimentation. AI doesn't replace problem-solving — it amplifies the need for it.
Technology Is the Easy Piece: Impact = Technology × Behavior × Management
Technology alone is potential energy. Until it connects to new behaviors and management systems, it just sits there. Four questions to avoid digital wallpaper.
Industrializing AI for Software Development Offers an AI Roadmap for All
A discussion with Fabrice Bernhard on how lean manufacturing principles provide a blueprint for AI-powered software development.
Unlearning Traditional Management to Succeed with Lean
Success with lean requires unlearning traditional management approaches. Perspectives from lean leaders on what they've encountered along the way.
The Boundary Is Moving: AI Changes What We Expect from Leaders
AI isn't replacing expertise — it's lowering the threshold of complexity where expertise becomes irreplaceable. Learn how this shifts expectations at every level.
The Five Levels of AI Collaboration: A Framework for Proficiency
A five-level framework for developing AI proficiency, from basic Q&A to advanced multi-agent orchestration.
Welcome Your New AI Coach
AI can provide exceptional problem-solving coaching to limitless people. Learn how lean leaders can leverage AI to scale team development.
Lean AI Webinar: A New Way to Learn, Practice, and Apply Lean Thinking
Key takeaways from our webinar exploring the intersection of lean thinking and AI with Art Smalley and John Shook.
Lean AI: Navigating Hype and Reality
Distinguishing between Big AI hype and practical Narrow AI applications. Three principles for integrating AI with lean: start small, augment not automate, and measure what matters.