Lean Blockchain Systems Thinking Reinventing Value Streams

Preface              

About the Authors

Introduction     

Chapter 1: Innovation

Chapter 2: Purpose

Chapter 3: Balancing

Chapter 4: Cause and Effect

Chapter 5: Principles

Chapter 6: Building Blocks Chapter 7: Procedures

Chapter 8: Kanban

Chapter 9: Tokenization

Chapter 10: DMAIC      

Index

Biography

John Dennis is a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma and a Director at Lean Six Sigma Training Ltd, UK. He is also the current Chairman of the International Lean Six Sigma Institute. John is a seasoned practitioner, facilitator, coach, and trainer of Process Improvement, Quality control, Lean Management, and Project Management in Manufacturing, Services and Information Systems environments.

He has worked with Senior Operations Managers and Executives in Capability Transfer via coaching and mentoring to educate them in the application of Lean and Six Sigma methodology. Clients have recently included NHS, USB Bank, STAAR Surgical Group, Hoffman La Roche, Zimmer Biomet, Ferrexpo Mining, Novatis, Croda Chemicals, The Welding Institute (TWI Cambridge UK), Morrison Data Services, Gates Engineering and State Farm Insurance.

John gained his experience in Lean Six Sigma process improvement while working for GE Automation, Entergy Systems, and as a Senior Project Manager for IBM Global Services in the USA 2002 - 2010. John has been a PMP with the Project Management Institute since 2000. He graduated from Loughborough University in Physics, and York University in Education and also has an MBA from the University of New Orleans.

Experience:

NHS, England, UK.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program for NHS Innovation Group. 24 Green Belts
• A 6-month Lean Six Sigma program of facilitated workshops, training sessions, and projects

Ferroexpo, Ukraine.

• 6th largest open-cast Iron Ore mine in the world 5000+ workers. Onsite training and Green Belt Leadership Training with 20 Senior Managers

Machiel Tesser is a pioneer in the blockchain and lean system thinking communities in the Netherlands. He has been an advocate for integrating blockchain technology into lean process improvement and system design for several years. His work emphasizes the use of blockchain in creating an "Economy of Things," where connected devices and agents can autonomously interact and transact, driven by technologies like IoT and AI.

This book brilliantly illustrates how blockchain and Web3 are revolutionizing value exchange in society. Blockchain technology sets new standards for transparency, provenance, and traceability, benefiting every stakeholder across the value chain in an interoperable manner. The technology fundamentally transforms industries, verticals, and functions within organizations, enabling decentralized identity, asset tokenization, governance, and enhanced privacy. This book offers a deep yet accessible guide to navigating this new paradigm.

-- Alejandro Acuña Rodríguez, Blockchain Infrastructure Specialist, Crossmint

This book is a groundbreaking and timely contribution that highlights the powerful synergy between the innovation of blockchain, lean principles, and the discipline of systems thinking. This book makes a compelling case for why convergence and integration are essential to achieve the next leap in Lean and operations improvement across multiple critical sectors -- from supply chains and healthcare to government services and financial systems in improving their value streams.

-- Dr. Chad Laux, Associate Professor, Purdue University, Author of the award-winning book, Lean Sustainability: A Pathway to a Circular Economy