Getting faster results with rapid improvement events
Overview
This discussion could focus on how to design rapid improvement events that produce meaningful results quickly without sacrificing employee engagement or long-term sustainability. Attendees could explore the conditions that make events successful: clear problem definition, strong sponsorship, accessible data, cross-functional participation, and fast removal of barriers. The session could also address when a kaizen event is the wrong approach such as when the underlying issue requires deeper experimentation, engineering changes, or broader systemic work.
Idea Exchanges are facilitated, open forum sessions where conference participants have a chance to tell their stories. Other than a pre-defined topic, these sessions are unstructured and rely on the facilitator to keep the conversations flowing. Idea Exchanges are a unique opportunity to learn, share and grow.
David Adler has over 17 years of hands-on metal and elastomer manufacturing experience. He has worked with Global Fortune 500 companies including Halliburton, National Oilwell Varco and Cameron International, as well as currently with Greene Tweed with over $13 million dollars in career savings in continuous improvement.
Adler has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M and a master’s in interactive design from Savannah College of Art and Design. His certifications include Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Theory of Constraints Flow Practitioner, Prosci Change Practitioner, Lean Leader, Internal Auditor and Value Engineer. He has also held multiple engineering, materials and Lean Six Sigma-based positions.
