Facilitation and improvement are two concepts that naturally complement each other, particularly in the realm of higher education. But let’s not limit ourselves; these principles are universal. The Essence of Facilitation. At its core, facilitation is about simplifying complexities to …
Seniorrådgiver Frank Lindrupsen (Skatteetaten) og seniorrådgiver Svein Are Tjeldnes (UiT Norges arktiske universitet). «Her om dagen møttes Line og Egil tilfeldigvis ved kaffetrakteren på pauserommet, og kom i prat om det siste fra jobben og egen avdeling. Egil fortalte ivrig …
Bærekraftig forbedringsarbeid – hvordan får vi det til å vare? Read more »
THE BUILD UP When we started to learn about lean and continuous improvement at UiT the Arctic University of Norway, we quickly realized we needed a network, a kinship, to support us. We had little knowledge of which universities we …
Continuous improvement up for a game of Nordic collaboration Read more »
When working with people, teams or organizations on change, I have often come across displays of various challenges. Some are easy to read while others are more subtle or even hidden below the surface. Typically, these challenges comes within all …
A couple of weeks ago, the improvement team at UiT delivered training for process guides and facilitators. Through two three-day courses, we trained 21 leaders and employees in continuous improvement and facilitation competencies. Lean core values, principles, tools and techniques …
Den siste uken før jul støttet forbedringsprosessen Phd-teamet ved det Helsevitenskapelige fakultet med å gjøre en verdistrømsanalyse (VSA) av prosessen disputasgjennomføring (nå-situasjonen). I fire dager har 15 personer fra Helsefak vært i sving med å nitidig kartlegge jobben som gjøres …
Last week we were fortunate enough to act on an invitation to do a presentation at the annual seminar for faculty and administrative staff at the Department of Pharmacy at our University. It is quite common for us to be …
For two days, UiT The Arctic university of Norway visited the Business Improvement Team (BIT) at the University of Strathclyde to attend their “Lean for Leaders” course in September this year. The strong collaboration between the improvement teams at the …
Say it, do it, and improve it! – Impressive learning impact Read more »
Last week we boarded a plane headed for the UK, with Leeds and Sheffield as our destinations, where we participated in meetings in the Lean HE Europe and Lean HE Global steering groups as well as a community of practice …
Have you ever been encouraged to stop what you’re doing at work? No? Well then, here’s one. I encourage you to stop doing what you do as soon as you have any doubts about the value of the task at …