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Lean Thinkinars

A series of short, approachable video presentations to help you and your organization make more and better progress in your lean journey.

Lean Thinkinar w/ Mike Osterling Necessary Elements for Effective Change #1

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Lean Thinkinar w/ Mike Osterling Necessary Elements for Effective Change #1

Central Coast Lean Thinkinar produced by Eric Olsen w/assistance from Emily Plane What’s Holding Up Your Improvements? Necessary Elements for Effective Change with Mike Osterling Effective Change – Module #1: Emotional Pull For Change "Join us for the first Thinkinar in this series where Mike leads us in thinking about the required elements for effective change, and focuses in on the elements that can stimulate emotional pull for the change.”

Lean Thinkinar w/ Mike Osterling Necessary Elements for Effective Change #2

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Lean Thinkinar w/ Mike Osterling Necessary Elements for Effective Change #2

Central Coast Lean Thinkinar produced by Eric Olsen w/assistance from Emily Plane What’s Holding Up Your Improvements? Necessary Elements for Effective Change with Mike Osterling Effective Change – Module #2: Capabilities for Change "Join us for our next Thinkinar where Mike facilitates the conversation around the elements of effective change related to capabilities, and the related risks if those elements are not proactively dealt with.”

Lean Thinkinar w/ Mike Osterling Necessary Elements for Effective Change #3

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Lean Thinkinar w/ Mike Osterling Necessary Elements for Effective Change #3

Central Coast Lean Thinkinar produced by Eric Olsen w/assistance from Emily Plane What’s Holding Up Your Improvements? Necessary Elements for Effective Change with Mike Osterling Effective Change – Module #3: Define the Path for Change "Join us for the final Thinkinar in this series, where Mike leads the conversation about the required elements which help define the path for putting in place effective change.”

Thinkinar Short Stop #1 w/Beau Keyte

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Thinkinar Short Stop #1 w/Beau Keyte

Recorded by Cal Poly - Central Coast Lean as part of its free Lean Thinkinar Series. For more information, contact Eric O Olsen at eolsen@calpoly.edu

Thinkinar Short Stop #2 with Beau Keyte

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Thinkinar Short Stop #2 with Beau Keyte

Recorded by Cal Poly - Central Coast Lean as part of its free Lean Thinkinar Series. For more information, contact Eric O Olsen at eolsen@calpoly.edu

Thinkinar Short Stop #3 with Beau Keyte

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Thinkinar Short Stop #3 with Beau Keyte

Recorded by Cal Poly - Central Coast Lean as part of its free Lean Thinkinar Series. For more information, contact Eric O Olsen at eolsen@calpoly.edu

Thinkinar Short Stop #4 with Beau Keyte May 2020

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Thinkinar Short Stop #4 with Beau Keyte May 2020

Recorded by Cal Poly - Central Coast Lean as part of its free Lean Thinkinar Series. For more information, contact Eric O Olsen at eolsen@calpoly.edu

Thinkinar Short Stop #5 with Beau Keyte May 2020

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Thinkinar Short Stop #5 with Beau Keyte May 2020

Recorded by Cal Poly - Central Coast Lean as part of its free Lean Thinkinar Series. For more information, contact Eric O Olsen at eolsen@calpoly.edu

In Our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course, we invite lean practitioners to come in as guest speakers to share their lean journey with students. By presenting real life applications of lean and allowing students to ask questions, we provide unique opportunities to engage in the lean community. Check out some of our recent celebrity interviews below to hear some valuable insights from experts across a wide variety of industries!

Lean Celebrity Interviews

Lean Celebrity Interview: Jordan Ticktin

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Jordan Ticktin

Lean Celebrity Interview in ITP 303 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at Cal Poly on May 10, 2023 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Jordan Ticktin, Quality Assurance Engineer at NASA JPL 0:00 Introduction 2:09 Journey and Current Role 4:16 Storytelling at NASA 6:38 Project Share 9:10 DMAIC at NASA 10:32 Lessons Learned 13:52 Lean at JPL 16:56 Lean in Jordan’s Work 19:35 Lean in Other Space Companies 22:26 Advice for Students 23:43 Thanks and Outro Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: Dave Beaumont

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Dave Beaumont

Lean Celebrity Interview in ITP 303 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at Cal Poly on May 3, 2023 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Dave Beaumont, Senior Expert at McKinsey & Company 0:00 Introduction 1:21 Current Role 2:51 Consultant Process 4:50 Importance of Culture 10:08 Data & Analytics 13:18 Current Lean Challenge 16:13 Lessons from Consulting 19:09 Memorable LSS Experience 21:05 Advice to Students 22:39 Thanks & Outro Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: John Rubio

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Lean Celebrity Interview: John Rubio

Lean Celebrity Interview in ITP 303 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at Cal Poly on May 17, 2023 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: John Rubio, Vice President & Partner, Simpler Consulting - an IBM Company 0:00 Introduction and Background 4:18 Lean in Healthcare 6:25 Lean Coaching/Sensei 8:02 “Best” Problems for Lean Journeys 12:03 Consulting 15:33 Impactful Projects 19:58 Advice for Students 21:17 Thank You and Wrap Up Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: Sebastian Fishman

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Sebastian Fishman

Lean Celebrity Interview in GSB 534 Lean Operations Management at Cal Poly on May 4, 2022 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Sebastian Fishman, Director Of Operations, Engineering at FLIR Systems Disclaimer: The very beginning of the interview was not recorded. 0:00 Introduction 2:36 Lean at FLIR 5:58 Project Opportunities 12:48 Introducing Lean 16:00 Remote Lean Work 18:28 Talking with People 23:32 Advice for Students 24:28 Close Out Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: Craig Diamantopoulos

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Craig Diamantopoulos

Lean Celebrity Interview in ITP 303 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at Cal Poly on April 27, 2022 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Craig Diamantopoulos, Lead Systems Engineer for L3Harris Technologies on Vandenberg Space Force Base 0:00 Introduction 0:44 Current Job 4:25 Lean Journey 6:46 Current Challenge 10:30 Assumptions vs Facts 11:09 Lean Project Example 16:04 Biggest Waste 17:36 Challenge in Optimization 21:37 6 Sigma Goal 26:36 Advice for Students Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: Pean Padunchwit

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Pean Padunchwit

Lean Celebrity Interview in GSB 534 Lean Operations Management at Cal Poly on April 27, 2022 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Pean Panduchwit, Managing Director at Dynatec Company Ltd Disclaimer: The beginning of the interview was not recorded. 0:00 Transferring Skills 2:55 Convincing Management 4:08 Success Story 8:07 Heijunka 10:53 Reason for Diversification 15:47 Similarity in all People 17:59 Advice for Students 18:26 Close Out Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: Mike Osterling

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Mike Osterling

Lean Celebrity Interview in ITP 303 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at Cal Poly on April 20, 2022 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Mike Osterling, President at Osterling Consulting, Inc. 0:00 Introduction 1:44 Current Job 3:20 Engage with SMEs 4:51 Lean Journey 9:00 Engage Other Departments 12:04 Current Lean Challenge 14:49 Staying Flexible 19:56 Lean with Environmental Goals 24:28 Advice for Students Edited by: Lauren Hughes

Lean Celebrity Interview: Mike De Luca

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Lean Celebrity Interview: Mike De Luca

Lean Celebrity Interview in GSB 534 Lean Operations Management at Cal Poly on April 20, 2022 Instructor: Dr. Eric Olsen Interviewee: Mike De Luca, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sound, Lean Coach and Author 0:00 Introduction 1:40 Current Role 4:00 Understanding the Customer 6:10 Definition Discussion 8:20 Lean Accounting 11:15 Lean in non-manufacturing 14:00 Lean in Budgets 17:46 Picking Indicators 19:10 Alignment with Ops and Finance 28:02 Advice to Students 29:05 Close Out Edited by: Lauren Hughes

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