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Michael Parent has taken a the general logos associated with Lean and Six Sigma and transformed it into a narrative fit for the individual, with robust examples, essential take-aways, and -- above all -- sensible connections that make a disparate canon more portable, referenceable, and actionable. Dr. Ben Benson, MBB, Founder of Coax Business Solutions, Inc If you want to develop and pursue successful innovation strategy for your organization, this is a must-read book. Through the application of Lean principles, sustainable value is delivered to the customers; this is the avenue to success. I recommend this book because it is a compelling presentation for delivering the greatest possible value to customers in alignment with an organization's mission and strategy. This book carefully curates and references industry examples of successes and learnings; supporting the reader to benchmark, apply practices and translate into higher success rates across industries and business activities. David D. Larsen, PSP, PMP, LSSMBB, Performance Excellence Specialist, Lee Health This book should be required reading for any lean practitioner who wants to expand their lean toolkit to include growth and innovation. The roadmap from the traditional lean cost savings process to lean innovation is spelled out clearly with a sprinkling of real-world examples to learn from. Lean isn't just for manufacturing anymore. I highly recommend it. Randall Scheps, Business Unit President, Howmet Aerospace

Michael Parent has taken a the general logos associated with Lean and Six Sigma and transformed it into a narrative fit for the individual, with robust examples, essential take-aways, and -- above all -- sensible connections that make a disparate canon more portable, referenceable, and actionable. Dr. Ben Benson, MBB, Founder of Coax Business Solutions, Inc If you want to develop and pursue successful innovation strategy for your organization, this is a must-read book. Through the application of Lean principles, sustainable value is delivered to the customers; this is the avenue to success. I recommend this book because it is a compelling presentation for delivering the greatest possible value to customers in alignment with an organization's mission and strategy. This book carefully curates and references industry examples of successes and learnings; supporting the reader to benchmark, apply practices and translate into higher success rates across industries and business activities. David D. Larsen, PSP, PMP, LSSMBB, Performance Excellence Specialist, Lee Health This book should be required reading for any lean practitioner who wants to expand their lean toolkit to include growth and innovation. The roadmap from the traditional lean cost savings process to lean innovation is spelled out clearly with a sprinkling of real-world examples to learn from. Lean isn't just for manufacturing anymore. I highly recommend it. Randall Scheps, Business Unit President, Howmet Aerospace

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Michael Parent is a management consultant and Managing Director of Right Brain Consulting. Throughout his career, Michael has coached executives through strategic problem solving, operational excellence, and execution and has led continuous improvement projects in a myriad of industries and disciplines such as Manufacturing, Insurance, Product Development, and Human Resources. Michael has written several articles that have been published in industry journals and websites. Likewise, Michael has participated as a guest and expert on podcasts such as “The Gemba Academy Podcast” and “The Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban”. Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and an MBA from the College of William and Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business in Williamsburg VA. Michael is in pursuit of a Master Black Belt from Lawrence Technical University in Southfield, Michigan, and is expected to be certified in February 2021.

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