Category: Lean thinking

Critical Thinking in the Age of Disruption: Executive Education at the University of Auckland

May 16, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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One of my goals this year has been to try and put together a kind of DIY MBA for myself. Not really a proper MBA, mind you… who’s got time for that? I like my marriage. What I mean is more of a collection of training and inputs from sources outside of what I would…
Four Tools For Building Cool Stuff Online: Or How To Start Thinking Outside The Box

Oct 10, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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I went to the Supercharge conference the other day in Wellington. This was a business conference… nothing to do with literacy, numeracy or even education (I know… thank goodness right…?) Lots of cool stuff. The coolest though was the 40-minute presentation by Justin Wilcox of Customer Development Labs. At the start of his presentation, he…
How can we open source our training and still make money working in education?

Jul 22, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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It’s a good question… and one that is constantly in my mind as the owner of a small niche education business in a very small country. I’m not sure I’ve got the answer, but this is how I see the way forward at the moment. What I’m describing below is a process that for us…
12 Steps You Can Take to Disrupt Education

Apr 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I know, I know… you’d rather not. Nor would any of us really, but I’m working on a manifesto for disrupting education. This is not because I think I know how to do it, but rather because I think it’s inevitable and I want to set myself something to work towards. These are some of…
Embedding literacy and numeracy: What’s your plan?

Jun 16, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Here’a another one from the Literacy Numeracy Pro infinite content generation engine… It’s important to have a plan. If you are a trades trainer or vocational tutor you need to have a plan on how you’re going to deal with the literacy and numeracy needs of your learners. Why? Well… because the same stuff that…
What literacy and numeracy-related content would you like to see on YouTube?

May 28, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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I’m looking to develop further content to go on our YouTube channel for embedding literacy and numeracy. What kind of video content would you like to see on YouTube? I’m particularly interested in material that supplements our professional development process, but open to any ideas at this stage. Here’s what I’m currently considering creating or…
Minimum Viable Pedagogy (MVP) – Or Why Lean Thinking Works with Embedded Literacy and Numeracy

Apr 18, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve written about the possible match of Lean thinking and my field of adult literacy and numeracy education before. I’d like to narrow this down and talk about how Lean thinking works with the idea of embedded literacy and numeracy. One of the key principles in Lean is the idea of the minimum viable product…
Education Sucks…! So what are you going to do about it?

Mar 7, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in Design, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, Lean thinking, Professional Development, Technology

This is the title of a book I want to write… There are many books that I want to write… There’s plenty written on what’s wrong with the system, but I think that something positive on what people could actually do to make it better would be a good thing. I’d like to incorporate: Principles…
How can design thinking improve teaching practice and education outcomes?

Nov 20, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education resources, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Lean, Lean education, Lean literacy, lean methodology, Lean startup, Lean thinking, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE

Just like Lean Thinking could work within adult education to improve teaching practice, so too could Design Thinking. Again, I’m particularly interested in my own perspective which is the professional development relating to adult literacy and numeracy education for trades and vocational training. According to the Wikipedia entry: Design Thinking refers to the methods and…
Is it possible to apply lean thinking and lean methodology to adult education and teaching?

Nov 14, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Book review, Embed literacy and numeracy, Lean, Lean education, Lean literacy, lean methodology, Lean startup, Lean thinking, Uncategorized

I’m not sure if this works or not, but I’m interested in the idea of applying the principles of Lean Thinking and Lean Manufacturing to adult teaching, and to adult literacy and numeracy education in particular which is my field. I’m not an expert on Lean, but I have read and listened to bits and…