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Welcome IgniteXcellence as a New Provider of Shingo Workshops
October 13, 2025 – the Shingo Institute
LOGAN, UTAH, October 13, 2025 — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has announced a new partnership with IgniteXcellence, officially recognizing it as the Institute’s newest Shingo Licensed Affiliate. This partnership means that IgniteXcellence will teach the Shingo work...
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October 12, 2025 – Bruce Hamilton
My Improvement Journey During my long association with the Shingo Institute, I’ve been called a Shingo-file and a Toyota Production System (TPS) ideologue—and both are badges I wear with pride. I’ve read and studied every English translation of Shigeo Shingo’s works until the bindings frayed, and while self-study of Shingo’s book...
Read Full ArticleBecoming a Learning Organization While Enhancing Performance: The Case of LEGO Awarded the Shingo Research Award
September 17, 2025 – the Shingo Institute
LOGAN, Utah – September 17, 2025 – The Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, is thrilled to announce that “Becoming a Learning Organization While Enhancing Performance: The Case of LEGO” has been selected the receive the Shingo Research Award. This innovative study, published in the Int...
Read Full ArticleSeeing the Whole to Build Sustainable Organizations
September 8, 2025 – Ana Oliveira
Are we truly “thinking in systems” or merely “seeing systems”? Research and real-world evidence consistently demonstrate that Lean organizations often face challenges over time, in particular a decline in performance and engagement. While reasons for this are often attributed to culture, numerous factors contribute to an organization’s...
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