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The AI Productivity Paradox: Why AI Needs Operational Excellence to Pay Off

An opinion piece in Dagens industri by Joel Sunnehall and Mikael Cato recently put words to a concern we share. Their argument was that AI changes the organisation of work, responsibilities and ...

Niklas Modig and Joacim Harrby 26 Oct 2026 15 min read
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Insight #01 - What is Continuous Improvement?

I've been researching about lean and operational excellence, and especially the Toyota Production System, for more than 20 years. There are a lot of interesting questions within this area. Today I'm ...

Niklas Modig 14 Jan 2026 6 min read
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Why Even the Best Organizations Get Stuck in Silo Thinking

Even the most advanced organizations fall into the same trap: optimizing for resource efficiency (keeping people busy) rather than improving how value moves through the system. To visualize the ...

Niklas Modig 27 May 2025 6 min read
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Making Transformations Dance – Mastering the Operational Excellence Beat for 2025

Picture yourself in a DJ booth, adjusting the sound to shape the perfect atmosphere. The bass is thumping, lights are flashing, and the crowd is moving to the beat. In front of you is a massive ...

Niklas Modig 30 Jan 2025 4 min read