Lean enterprise principles -- Kaizen characteristics -- Planning essentials -- Event leadership -- Scoping the event -- Kaizen team formation -- Event logistics -- Pre-event communication -- Final preparations -- Event structure -- Event kickoff -- Documenting the current state -- Identifying...

The authors reveal how to execute an innovation initiative. Regardless of the type of initiative, the crux of the challenge is that business organizations are not designed for innovation; they are designed for ongoing operations. And there are deep and fundamental conflicts between the two