Episode 9: Gemba Walking with Emmanuel Aouad
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Lean Six Sigma helps people solve problems. Lean Six Sigma makes things work better. But did you know that Lean Six Sigma can also inspire great art? Emmanuel Aouad makes fun, upbeat music about continuous improvement, with hit songs like 8 Wastes, 5 S, and Gemba Walk. (We play Gemba Walk during this episode!) In this episode, Emmanuel joins the podcast to talk about music, critical to quality characteristics and voice of the customer, and using AI for process improvement. Emmanuel will be speaking at MoreSteam's Best Practices in Operational Excellence Confernce, which takes place September 18-20, 2024. The week before that, Emmanuel will be inducted into the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame!! And then later this year, Emmanuel will release the first-ever playable rap album!! Without question, Emmanuel has one of the coolest kanban boards in the world.
In this episode you will hear about:
1:09 - The Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame and the MoreSteam Best Practices in Operational Excellence Conference 2:31 - Emmanuel's music about Lean Six Sigma 6:27 - How Emmanuel uses continuous improvement principles while making music 8:52 - The Gemba Walk song 10:39 - How Emmanuel chooses topics for his songs 12:03 - Voice of the customer and critical to quality characteristics 15:31 - Using AI in continous improvement 19:10 - Level Up: the world's first playable rap album 23:00 - Emmanuel's inspiration for Level Up 24:43 - How Emmanuel designed the game 28:07 - How you can play Level UpAdditional Resources
Level Up: The Playable Rap Album
MoreSteam's 2024 Best Practices in Operational Excellence Conference
Accelerating Process Improvement with AI Webinar
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