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Every Lean thinker has an origin story. Mine involves three movies from the 1990s that — long before I ever heard the words 'value stream' or 'kaizen' — planted the seeds of how I now see work.
This isn't a listicle. It's a reflection on how culture, not just training, shapes the way we approach process, waste, and the very idea of continuous improvement.
If you've ever wondered why some people 'see' waste everywhere and others walk right past it, the answer is usually formation, not information. Here's a bit of mine.