In this interview, we have featured Jim Benson (Creator, Personal Kanban) and started our discussion with understanding what is Personal Kanban. Jim also shared his views on creating a right environment in an organisation, his favorite Lean strength – inquisitiveness and interesting tips on transforming an anti-collaborative team into a collaborative one.
Interviewee: Jim Benson (Creator, Personal Kanban)
Jim Benson is a pioneer in applying Lean and Kanban to knowledge work, he is the creator of Personal Kanban and co-author of Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life, winner of the Shingo Research and Publication Award. His other books include Why Plans Fail, Why Limit WIP, and Beyond Agile. He is the CEO of Modus Cooperandi, and co-founder of Modus Institute. For the past two decades Jim has worked at uncovering ways for individuals and groups to communicate, collaborate, and find clarity in unpredictable and amorphous environments.
Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)
In our recent conversation with creator of Personal Kanban Jim Benson, we delved deeper into his inspiration behind Personal Kanban. We then discussed through challenges for a team to reach its potential, and how to have highly motivated, empowered, and higher performing team members. It was an enriching experience to…
Overview In 2012, Author conducted a Boardwalk at a client in the United States. There were 15 individual teams, each of which had its own individually designed boards. Each board had a unique value stream, work item types, policies, and methods for judging completeness and quality. Both management and the…
INNOVATION ROOTS announces a Papyrus City Kanban Workshop with Masa K Maeda on 20 September, 2018. Masa K Maeda is one of the most esteemed and globally renowned experts on Lean-Agile transformation. He carries a global consulting experience of over 26 years, and has worked to transform and bring value…
