Jason YipFeb 17
Before “#JustCulture,” There Was #NUMMI: Learning Instead of Blaming https://www.leanblog.org/2026/02/before-just-culture-there-was-nummi/
Before "Just Culture," There Was NUMMI: Learning Instead of Blaming

Long before “Just Culture,” NUMMI showed how learning, not blaming, improves quality, safety, and performance through trust and system design.

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Jason YipFeb 14
Long-Term Thinking: What #NUMMI Understood and #GM Struggled to Practice https://www.leanblog.org/2026/02/long-term-thinking-nummi-toyota-gm/
Long-Term Thinking: What NUMMI Understood and GM Struggled to Practice

NUMMI showed how long-term thinking, trust, and respect for people drive sustainable improvement—lessons GM struggled to practice and healthcare still needs today.

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Jason YipFeb 9
Mutual #Trust and #Respect: What Really Made #NUMMI Work https://www.leanblog.org/2026/02/what-really-made-nummi-work/
Mutual Trust and Respect: What Really Made NUMMI Work

NUMMI’s success wasn’t driven by Lean tools alone. It was built on mutual trust, respect for people, and leadership behaviors that supported quality and learning.

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Jason YipJan 23
Inside the 1987 #NUMMI Management Practices Executive Summary: Why #Leadership Mattered More Than #Lean Tools https://markgraban.medium.com/inside-the-1987-nummi-management-practices-executive-summary-why-leadership-mattered-more-than-4e9a2efc92fa
Susanna Iivonen-Jun 9, 2025
Nyt on kesken #Käräjät ja oudointa on etsivä Juho Iivonen. Toisen isoisäni etunimi oli Juho ja toisen sukunimi Iivonen. Kirja muistuttaa Jäätä, mutta sen oli jo joku arvostelija viime syksynä huomannut. #kirjamastodon #Nummi
Jason YipMar 30, 2025
The Transformation at #NUMMI: #IsaoYoshino Reflects on #Toyota ’s First #US Manufacturing Experience https://www.leanblog.org/2025/03/the-transformation-at-nummi-isao-yoshino-reflects-on-toyotas-first-u-s-manufacturing-experience/
The Transformation at NUMMI: Isao Yoshino Reflects on Toyota's First U.S. Manufacturing Experience

The NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.) experiment remains one of the most remarkable stories in automotive history. As part of Katie Anderson's

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Out of Context Podcast QuotesSep 20, 2023
"He ran the information technology division at NUMMI, which used some of the same streamlining concepts employed on the factory floor." - FRANK LANGFITT, NUMMI, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #NUMMI #NationalITProfessionalsDay #FrankLangfitt
Show threadDoug GrinbergsJun 12, 2023
@electrek My kingdom😉 for a Gen2 #Prius body 250-mile BEV w/AWD, moonroof and kick-ass stereo (GM's Pontiac Vibe had all 3. BTW, was manufactured at Toyota-GM (#Fremont, CA) #NUMMI, now #Tesla factory)
Feysulah MilenkovicDec 3, 2022

Really great book from #ericries #theleanstartup .
Had it recommended to me and am surprised to find that it focuses on something quite interesting when it comes to methods.
The #leanmethod and #genchigembutsu are things I heard of a while ago on an interesting podcast about #nummi, a joint project of @generalmotors and @Toyota back in the 80s!

Absolutely recommended to anyone who wants to start their own #startup, or works in a bigger corporation and is supposed to drive #innovation