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Rec Park electric shop uses 5S to get space back, inspire staff, and find stuff faster
Maintaining the San Francisco Recreation and Park's Department's Structural Maintenance yard was no small task, but change had to start...

Jenessa Rozier
Jun 22, 20234 min read
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Boise reduces licensure time for in-home childcare from 96 days to 25
How Boise employed low- and no-cost changes to increase childcare access Today's post comes from guest writer Samantha Beck from the...
Ryan Hunter
May 18, 20234 min read
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How one Lean Leader built a resilient process to launch new software, error-free
How Lean Leader Alberto Fernandez (Fall '22) challenged his own assumptions and built a robust, repeatable testing process to get stable...

Jenessa Rozier
Mar 17, 20237 min read
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Contributing from Day 1: How one Lean Leader used the training to kick off her first week on the job
Lean Leaders' alumna Sharon Jan recounts her experience in PPI's advanced training in process improvement and change management and how...
Justine Hinderliter
Feb 22, 20234 min read
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SFPUC trims more than two months off time-to-hire, increasing staff engagement by 25%
Everyone hates their hiring process. So how did the SFPUC manage to slash over two months off time-to-hire? In 2018, the San Francisco...
Justine Hinderliter
Dec 5, 20224 min read
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SFUSD Lean Leaders reduce PPE delivery time by 95%
How SFUSD heroes Cadi Poile and Amy Chan reduced emergency PPE delivery time to school sites from six weeks to two days. In early 2022,...
Ryan Hunter
Nov 3, 20226 min read
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Maintenance Yard eliminates 75 tons of waste, opening up 10,000 sq feet of storage - for free.
How the San Francisco Rec and Park Structural Maintenance Yard used 5S to transform their century-old trade shops. In 2018, when PPI...
Ryan Hunter
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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