Recommended Resources
By Ad Esse Consulting
Last updated 11th January 2022
The books and resources below are not all specific to Lean or Agile, but tackle the wonderful world of effective and impactful change and transformation. We find inspiration in well written words all the time, below are some of our favourites!
If we’ve missed any of your favourites, please email us and we will add them on!
Table of Contents
Books
Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate Muda
by John Shook & Mike Rother
The Machine that Changed the World
by James Womack, Daniel Jones & Daniel Roos
Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Organisation
by James Womack & Daniel Jones
Podcasts
Mailing lists & people to follow
YouTube
5 Whys
(5 mins)
Lucille Ball
(3 mins) Shows the perils of over-production (particularly good for Lucy-fans!)
Jim Womack
(4.5 mins) Dangers of VSMs without purpose
Video from Philips
(3:29) Shows their implementation of Lean. Short, simple and covers the basic principles of Lean and name checks some big companies who have had success with Lean.
TED Talk from Bill Peterson on the application of Lean
(14 mins) The opening gambit will resonate with organisations looking to go through a Lean transformation.
Get Lean in 90 Seconds
(90 Secs) Get Lean Quick overview of Lean and illustrates some of the key principles we train Lean Champions in and use when undertaking service reviews.
Steve Jobs on Continuous
Short and simple video that hits the nail on the head relating to the culture change Lean delivers.
Dan Pink
Dan Pink on what motivates people and why targets don’t work.
How to get 1% better every day
James Clear
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