Welcome :)

Hi. I’m Brian Kerr.

Feeling stuck? You’re in the right place. Most of the time things aren’t great. And when things feel great, that experience of greatness is fleeting. We’re stuck in pain-in-the-ass systems that don’t work right. We’re stuck in groups that frustrate rather than inspire. We’re stuck in our own heads.

All we have is this day. Let’s use it: improve something today.

We’ll learn together. Thanks. —Brian

Continuous improvement

Problem-solving

Never let a good crisis go to waste: each problem is an opportunity

Better together

Facilitation

Helping people find agreement on what to do next, and why

It’s already here

Mindfulness

Getting out of one’s own head is a great joy and a great gift

Podcast

  • 0025: Shelter in place with Shantideva
    The world has gone off format and so has this podcast. Discussed: it's time to change and/or die; the weird story of Shantideva, the failed 8th century prince, public servant, and monk; and comforting words from Shantideva's "A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life."
  • 0024: Options
    The cost and joys of options. Why are options so important to us anyways? Discussed: set-based design and the book Lean Product Design and Process Development by Allen Ward and Durward Sobek.

Free download

6 MISSED wastes that piss off your team & harm your customers

A field guide to learning from failure

Recent items

October 16, 2019

Starting to practice

What it means to practice mindfulness; some starting points and recommendations.
October 16, 2019
October 8, 2019

A story about not telling a story

What happens when you tell a story? Includes a method for storytelling and a ferocious prehistoric monster.
October 8, 2019
October 6, 2019

Monday night sit: Self-compassion

A meditation and discussion on the topic of self-compassion, or the practice of not borrowing so much cruelty for oneself.
October 6, 2019