This ebook on A3 Problem Solving is meant to demystify some of what people know and hear about A3s. In the past 5 years, it has become one of the most prominent lean tools. But while the work itself is hard, the method doesn’t have to be as complicated as it is made. In this ebook, we get to the core of what it’s all about, how you use it, and connect it to lean thinking throughout. Afterall, a template is useless without the thinking.

Sincerely,

Jamie Flinchbaugh
Lean Learning Center

Jamie Flinchbaugh is a lean-thinking coach, adviser, consultant, author, speaker and entrepreneur. He is co-founder with Andy Carlino of the thought-leading Lean Learning Center, supporting world-class clients around the world in virtually every industry. He is co-author with Andy Carlino of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road. He is the author of the ebook A3 Problem Solving and the Industry Week column Lessons from the Road.

Jamie is also the founder of Old Dutch Group, through which he invests in and advises companies including Cobra Motorcycle and KaiNexus. He resides in the Lehigh Valley area in Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.