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This summer, after receiving tons of requests for more tools that identify and eliminate waste, like the kind we often find on our desks (i.e. candy wrappers and dated documents), […]
This summer, after receiving tons of requests for more tools that identify and eliminate waste, like the kind we often find on our desks (i.e. candy wrappers and dated documents), the Peak Academy decided to create a video around an organizational tool designed to identify and sustain the elimination of the kind of waste we often find on and around our office desks, storage rooms, etc.
After weeks of searching, the team found an interview NPR released on August 11, 2014 called; “For A More Organized Life, Organize Like A Chef.” This interview was exactly what we were looking for; it is a tool that merges the common sense of everyday housekeeping with the components of the 5S/6S tool we teach Peak Green Belts & Black Belts.
This video (below) juxtaposes images of the production kitchen at the City & County of Denver’s County Jail with an interview from NPR about Mise En Place and the art of organization (mentioned above).
Check it out and let us know what you think:
Jerraud Coleman is a creative, data-driven, focused, and positive Deputy Director for the City and County of Denver's Peak Academy.
For the past seven years, alongside an exceptional team of continuous improvement professionals, he helps direct, generate, and facilitate process improvement events throughout Denver, Colorado, and the nation.
He trains employees of government, non-profits, and other enterprises (nationally, abroad and at all levels) in the principles and methods of continuous improvement, performance, and change management tools like Lean, the Four Disciplines of Execution (Covey), & PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act/Adjust).
He also works at promoting and sharing the methods mentioned above via blogs, social media, workshops/improvement events, and conferences.
Jerraud believes that "sharing and talking about continuous improvement tools can help enterprises identify and sustain the elimination of any waste or pain point found within any process or system." Thus, resulting in happier customers, employees, and organizations.
Moreover, regarding his work with the City & County of Denver, Jerraud believes in "creating a world-class place where everybody matters matter," primarily through systems-thinking, more productive, valuable, and efficient processes.
Jerraud holds a BFA (in Integrated Arts) from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Lean Black Belt certificate from Regis University, and a handful of certifications from Coursera in Data Science tools and methods.
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