Lean Marketing Lab

Sales and Marketing Learning Community dedicated to the User Experience.

Lean Marketing Lab

You can't write and teach Lean Sales and Marketing. It is a Learn by doing approach. It is choose one problem and solve one problem. What we can do is provide you a platform through the recommended books and tools, teach them and incorporate feedback as you put them into practice.

Being part of this community will allow you to interact with like minded individuals and organizations, purchase related tools, use some free ones and receive feedback from your peers. There is no cost to join the site and participate in the discussions. There is a separate paid section described below for added services.

What makes Lean Sales and Marketing different is the system. The steps of Lean S & M are first you go and see the initial practice, the user. Second, you form a working vision from the user experience, an ideal situation of where the user wants to go. Third, you visualize the user's process. If you do that, it's obvious to see what your next reaction should be and when to trigger it.

We introduce the tools into the process very early through the books, PDFs and Word and Excel documents. It is a form of self-study and exercises to understand your processes better. They are a way to look at problems, not solve problems. Many people buy the latest software, the latest book or even the latest methodology to implement some sort of solution, thinking it will make them better. What makes you better is using the tool rigorously, so you understand your problems and your own processes and then with hard work, take the time to figure out how to solve your problems. It's this process, that empowers you and which leads you to create better and more performing processes.

Lean is a journey. As my friend Dr. Michael Balle says, “Lean is not a revolution; it is solve one thing and prove one thing.” I look forward to your participation in the Lean Marketing Lab!  - Joe Dager, Business901.

 

Developing a Learning A3

Discussion Topic for Week

Matt Wrye is a Lean Implementer that has a passion for continuous learning on all subjects related to business and lean. He is the author of the popular blog “Beyond Lean,” which centers on evolving leadership and changing business. My podcast this week centered on his development of a Learning A3. From his blog post Learning A3:

A3s are used for solving problems, developing proposals and everything else.  Why not for laying out a plan to show what people are expected to learn during a project or coaching session.  Layout a standard or plan so expectations and progress becomes visible.

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A few things to consider before joining 

1. Please use your real name (first and last) when you sign up, or we cannot open your account

2. You can post pretty much anything you want on your own personal page (self promotion, etc).

5. Please keep all comments civil and polite. It's OK to feel strongly about a subject, and it's OK to be critical of ideas, but please refrain from personal attacks of any kind.

If you witness or experience any issues, please contact info@business901.com and we will look into the matter.

6. "Blatant self-promotion" is discouraged and "spam" is not welcome. Please be considerate of your fellow members.

7. Display ads (graphic banners designed to promote your business) can only live on your own profile page, unless you are an approved sponsor of The Lean Marketing Lab. If you're interested in learning more about sponsorship, please contact Joe Dager at info@business901.com.

8. I ask that you use this site to develop your sales and marketing skills versus soliciting business. I will be sole judge and jury if you over step your bounds and reserve the right to bar you from the site without a refund.

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K Pate is now a member of Lean Marketing Lab
yesterday
Joe Dager replied to Joe Dager's discussion Developing a Learning A3
"Thanks for note. And as you said all A3s are learning opportunity. What Matt created was a Learning A3 to tie a instructional learning experience to a business need and provide an outline for implementation. Very similar to your approach outline in…"
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Michael D. Thelen replied to Joe Dager's discussion Developing a Learning A3
"In a previous life, when we conducted Kaizen Events, our event A3 had objectives for improvement AND learning.  The event was the method we utilized most often to teach lean to a broad-based team, create that problem solving mentality and teach…"
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Developing a Learning A3

This is a podcast that I posted this week but do any others have experience in using A3s in learning?Matt Wrye is a Lean Implementer that has a passion for continuous learning on all subjects related to business and lean. He is the author of the popular blog "Beyond Lean," which centers on evolving leadership and changing business.…See More
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