Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast
Episodes
Episode 187. Thinking about work in the shower
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Training- Learning Styles- Thinking about work in the shower, is full engagement required?-...
Episode 186. Only you can prevent overproduction
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 185. Changing Pace
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Identify your actual bottle necks- Your intution is wrong- Apply SMED throughout- Listen to...
Episode 184. Inventory is a reservoir of problems
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 183. Is Quality Free
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- ROI- Eating elephants- Too many ideas can kill an organizationPlease join our patreon! http...
Episode 182. What even is an SOP anyway?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. pond filter - https://w...
Episode 181. 1st rule of Kanban. We don't talk about Kanban
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Thrift- 6 rules of kanban- FIFO racking and warehousing- When should you break your own rul...
Episode 180. Before you say you can’t do something…TRY IT
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 179. Getting high on dimensional space
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Great feedback from Rob Lockwood- Tray size aka we love to batch- EPEI- Higher dimetional s...
Episode 178. The slow yes and the fast no
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 177 Muda Killer
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Essentiallism- The challenges of establishing a plateu- Sales pipeline- Limit WIP- Another ...
Episode 176. Tricks of the Trade
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 175. Success has 1000 fathers, failure has one mother
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- EPEI- Kanban vs visibility / control- Yamazumi diagram- Payments on machinesPlease join our...
Episode 174. Mom didn't use MRP
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 173. Only performance is reality
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Did I buy the wrong tool?- Declarative VS Procedural- Keep a spare on your desk. Just don&#...
Episode 172. Craft?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 171. That was some beautiful waste
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Subassemblies collapse lead times- Edge cases must be accommodated in automation- Cadance v...
Episode 170. Outrunning your headlights
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Are we the right size ?- Value stream mapping- Are we pushing too hard?- Variability is the...
Episode 169. Systems Need To Be Permeable
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 168. Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Is the juice worth the squeeze- Disruption is so costly- Balancing the ongoing waste of not...
Episode 167. How to get rid of things
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 166. Too often we fail to question the function of existing machinery
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Cutting air with a planer- Reshaping spot welder tips- Unconstrained press operations- Cutt...
Episode 165. "Command + Arrow" "Option + Arrow" Add shift to highlight
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 164. More Dopamine Hits Per Minute
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Way too much spindrift- Have you heard of kanban- Freezing breast milk is a stark example o...
Episode 163. Sh**ty Lean
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 162. Not generating defects is more important than finding defects
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Rationalize you're production- Process vs operations- Kanban- QC circlesPlease join our...
Episode 161. A bad system will beat a good person every time
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 160. If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Shingo Scientific Thinking Method- In house fabrication Vs purchased solution- Chain of Mea...
Episode 159. Don't let a good crisis go to waste
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 158. Shigeo Shingo your Ops
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Shingo Production System Chapter 2 and 3- Process Vs operations- Material traceability- Typ...
Episode 157. I heard you like shelves, so I put some shelves on your shelves
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 156. The Ambiguous Cube
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- ROI and overall direction- Radical improvements- Operations and Porcesses- Material tracabi...
Episode 155. Observation is the mother of improvement
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 154. You can't fall out of bed if you sleep on the floor
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Focusing on upside instead of downside sensitivity- The failure mode of Kanban stockout- Fu...
Episode 153. Overproduction
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- What is Overproduction- How do we think about overproductionPlease join our patreon! https:...
Episode 152. Tool Organization
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:-Random Tool Identifier Numbers-Predefined range storage issues-Requirements for using a rand...
Episode 151. Why Are We Here
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Why we started this podcast- How it's been- What has changed- Are we bringing value?Ple...
Episode 150. The Job Shop Problem
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- The Travelling salesman and job shop problem- Human beings intuitive capacity for schedulin...
Episode 149. Play is the highest form of research
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Second industrial revolution- Soviet vs Free market- Arda results- Mismatch betwen prioriti...
Episode 148. The biggest room in the world
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon...
Episode 147. Don't water your weeds
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo!...
Episode 146. Local Optima from Local Information
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- The pitfalls of pursuing global optima- The benefits of 90% planning 10% execution (and how...
Episode 145. The stuff we teach works only in organizations that have people in them
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each.Please join our patreo! ...
Episode 144. Expediting is like a Narcotic
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:- Breaking Logjams in Knowledge Work https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/breaking-logjams-in-...
Episode 143. Products nobodony wants, products we don't need
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patre...
Episode 142. Data Entry Sux
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Organizing Arda's internal processes with Kanban - Accuracy in communication and docum...
Episode 141. Focus is not saying no to bad ideas, it's saying no to good ideas
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patre...
Episode 140. Small signs, the sign of a good time?
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Sushi restaurants should have small signs - Continuous improvement radiates out into the c...
Episode 139. It's important to remember that everything comes to an end
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 138. Home Kitchen Kanban Fail
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban in the home - Continuous improvement, and documentation are key - We need to get b...
Episode 137. Don't conflate stable with static
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 136. Kanban fail, and what to do
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban, channel splitting, and feed forward Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/...
Episode 135. The point that we collect the cash
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 134. Increase your inventory
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Surge capacity in a growing business - Kanban loop sizing - Information batching - Increa...
Episode 133. Metaphors are trash
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 132. Stoplights vs roundabouts
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Stoplight vs roundabout. Real world command and control vs pull - Critical chain in a mac...
Episode 131. The effect of visibility never ceases to amaze
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 130. Do Better
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Buffer and pull - Visual controls for the win - System 2 VS system 1 thinking is the goal...
Episode 129. We use the edge case as an excuse to not start
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 128. Everything that has already happned must have been inevitable
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Pull vs capacity - Designing buffers - Without standards there is no improvement - Amnest...
Episode 127. Do what you've done, Get what you've got
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 126. Comprehension vs Control
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - IMTS - Automation and Robots - Distinguish comprehension from managing/controling - Arda ...
Episode 125. Make your workplace into a showcase
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patr...
Episode 124. Is Lean a Team Sport
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - To what extent should "fun" be considered in the workplace? - Talking without a...
Episode 123. If you have time for Improvement, then you might be dead
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 122. - When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - SOP's - Kamishibai boards in the shop and the classroom - Building systems that work ...
Episode 121. The inconspicuous standard worksheet
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 120. Lean paradox. Hold more of the right inventory to hold less overall inventory
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Production leveling - Muda, Mura, Muri are all different and important - Kanban and pull ...
Episode 119. What's 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2?
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 118. Do you believe in silver bullets?
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The systems that we've built would have been invisible to us - ERP's are hyperbol...
Episode 117. A bad system will beat a good person every time
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 116. Is there anyone else up there?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Time to value - PDSA vs PDCA - WIP boards and controlling the release of new projects to ...
Episode. 115 There are many experts on how things have be done up to now
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode. 114 - Welcome to the rant corner
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - TIme boxing - WIP board - Internal vs external venders - Welcome to the rant corner Plea...
Episode 113. Is Lean Snake Oil?
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 112. Is it Innefective or Unreliable, that is the question
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Flexible labor and cross training - Ineffective or unreliable - Moving the machines to op...
Episode 111. A corporation is an Organism
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 110. There are so many men who can figure costs, and so few who can measure value
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Stability as a precursor to inventory reduction - Precutting webbing - Learning with parts...
Episode 109. Are we the man in the arena?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Improvement Kata from the University of Michigan https://public.websites.umich.edu/~mroth...
Episode 108. Waste vigilantes
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 107. PFEP
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban is slef reinforcing system. You need the card to be able to do the work. - More in...
Episode 106. Buckets vs. Barcodes
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 105. All the nice bits in the right place
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The more you standardize and remove touch points, edge cases become major vectors for def...
Episode 102. Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 101. General Chaos
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The 9th lean waste - Reducing chaos in the company - Defining lanes in the shop - Ran out...
Episode 100. The most effective way to improve productivity is to eliminate work
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 99. Leverage is your friend
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The challenge of testing parts of systems without overhauling the entire system is really...
Episode 98. One Bite At A Time
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 97. Our Visual Cortex is Badass
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Visual controls and getting back to data is so important - Firefighting is bad - Little i...
Episode 96. Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 95. The lean echochamber
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Doing quick tests of new ideas - The need for trust to get people to build low fidelity p...
Episode 94. Adaptable to Change
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 93. Lean culture, how do?
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Tooling system and knock-on effects - Kanban systems - Automation need checks Please joi...
Episode 92. Robot painting inbound
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvem...
Episode 91. Convenience will be the end of the world
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban database - Tool org - Burnout - Time / money managment Please join our patreo! ht...
Episode 90. Take the long view
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 89. Zen and the art of making SOP's
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Optimizing for contradictory ideas creates the most powerful solutions - SIngle piece flo...
Episode 88. Sink your teeth into adversity
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...
Episode 87 - Successful launch, but at what cost?
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - How to deal with shifts in the business - What should we improve and when? - Successful l...
Episode 86. Boring is not always boring
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improveme...