E087: Applying Lean to Nonprofits and Healthcare with Matt Horvat

My good friend Matt Horvat is the founder of Lean Portland, and has extensive experience in process improvement in various industries like Construction, Healthcare, Insurance and Consulting. He discusses why he set up Lean Portland, and shares his first pro bono volunteer projects with a nonprofit in Portland. We discuss: * his background in Industrial Engineering and his early work in the construction industry * the importance of daily huddles and management systems * how 3P and the 7 ways exercise helped create a better customer checkout experience that engaged nonprofit staff * how A3 helped setup a lung cancer screening process * his experience working with local nonprofits in Portland * the importance of leader standard work and checklists * a tour he set up to showcase a tiered daily huddle system at a healthcare system * a demonstration of his new software program/app for daily management called Lean Routine, which can be found at https://leanroutine.app/ If you enjoy this podcast, please follow us on your favorite podcast app. Any ratings you could give us, or shares across social media would be greatly appreciated! You can watch the full video of the interview here… Links * Email: matthew.horvat@gmail.com* LinkedIn Profile – Matt Horvat* Lean Routine App* Summary of Tiered Huddle System Tour* Upcoming Lean Portland Virtual Unconference on Dec 7th* Lean DFW – Inspiration for Lean Portland* The Rebuilding Center* Read full show notes | Subscribe or rate this podcast Promotions

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A business podcast dedicated to teaching and sharing how the popular business improvement methodologies of Lean and Six Sigma can be applied to environmental impacts (water, air emissions, solid waste, trash, rubbish, hazardous waste, toxins, and energy) and societal issues (homelessness, government agencies, education, healthcare, gender equality, poverty, etc). These techniques and principles can help businesses, nonprofit organizations, NGO's, not-for-profit organizations and local communities save money, engage employees and residents, and become better stewards of the environment. Learn more at LeanSixSigmaForGood.com

Keywords: Lean, Six Sigma, Environment, Sustainability, Green, Energy Reduction, Energy Conservation, Carbon Footprint, Triple Bottom Line, Eco-friendly, Environmental Sustainability, Water Conservation, Lean Six Sigma, Business Improvement, Process Efficiency, Zero Waste, Waste Reduction, Efficiency, Poverty, Donations, Homelessness, Healthcare