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    Doug Hall, right, and Joe Girgash, founders of Brain Brew Distillery. Doug was formerly a brand manager at Procter & Gamble.

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    June 3, 2025
    True clarity comes from directly engaging with the shop floor, where value creation coexists with real challenges.
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    June 3, 2025
    Although the finalists differ in size, production processes deployed and technologies employed, they are united in their efforts to do great and be better.
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    May 20, 2025
    High school robotics team member Étienne Robitaille shares how STEAMpunk's continuous improvement efforts have advanced since 2018.
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    May 6, 2025
    A look at the principles, behaviors, motivators and enablers that are key to a continuous-improvement culture transformation.
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    April 28, 2025
    If you're always the one solving the problems, nothing truly changes.

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