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Started Lean. Struggling to make it stick?

Your team had ideas and started making changes. Then the everyday work took over: actions slipped, updates spread across spreadsheets and meetings, and it got harder to see what changed. Lone Nut Kaizen brings ideas, owners, KPIs, huddles, audits, standard work, and results together so you can keep improvement moving.

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Lone Nut Kaizen reporting dashboard showing ideas by category and Lean waste type
See what is moving—and what needs attention — review improvement ideas by category and Lean waste type. Example data shown.
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See how the work stays connected

Ideas are easy to collect. Keeping track of the next step is harder. Watch how Lone Nut Kaizen connects the work from an idea through follow-up and review.

Lone Nut Kaizen promo video preview — the daily huddle board
Daily Huddle Board

Make the daily huddle about what needs attention today

When updates are scattered, the huddle turns into a status chase. Bring idea progress, KPI readings, routine checks, and recurring causes into one place. See what is stuck, who owns the next step, and what needs attention today.

Explore the Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle causal chart showing daily cause tallies and a Pareto chart for packaging defects
See which causes are being recorded most often — review daily cause tallies and their Pareto ranking together in the huddle. Example data shown.

Is your huddle helping work move forward?

If updates keep taking over, check what is getting in the way. Answer 15 questions and we’ll email practical recommendations and a suggested agenda based on your answers.

Your report is delivered privately to your inbox. We might drop you a line now and then — rarely, and only when it's genuinely worth your time. Your answers are stored separately from your contact details.

Meet KAI

When the team is stuck, talk through the next question

KAI is an optional way to map a process, explore root-cause questions, and decide what to review. Keep the people doing the work involved; their evidence and follow-through matter more than an AI answer.

KAI building a process map through conversation
KAI building a process map from a conversation — describe the work, then review the generated map with the people who know the process.

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Type a question, or talk to him out loud

Hi, I'm KAI from Lone Nut Kaizen — how can I help?

You don’t need AI to track ideas, run huddles, or review KPIs. Learn more about KAI

Keep Lean moving

The work started. Keep it from drifting.

Ideas, actions, KPIs, and standards tend to end up in different places. Bring them back into the same conversation so people can see what is stuck, who owns it, and what changed.

Stop ideas disappearing after the meeting

When the day gets busy, decisions and actions can drift apart. Keep the idea, its owner, and the next steps together.

  • Continuous Improvement Tracker
  • Strategic Prioritization Matrix
  • Idea Task Checklists
Explore idea tracking

Connect the number to the work

A KPI report alone does not tell you what the team tried. Review recorded numbers alongside the improvement ideas intended to affect them.

  • Custom KPI Tracking
  • Analytics Dashboard
  • Trend and impact reporting
Explore KPI tracking

Turn recurring problems into next steps

A completed analysis does not fix the problem. Keep possible causes, evidence, and actions available for the next review.

  • Fishbone Diagrams
  • 5 Whys
  • A3 Problem-Solving Reports
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Keep standards from fading away

A 5S effort or new standard is only useful if people can find it and check whether it still fits the work.

  • SOP Library with QR Codes
  • 5S Audit Boards
  • Idea Task Checklists
Browse Lean templates

See what is waiting between teams

When handoffs disappear into separate files, it is hard to tell what is stuck. Map the work and keep recurring checks visible.

  • Process Maps
  • Kanban Replenishment Cards
  • Kamishibai Audit Boards
Explore flow tools
Ishikawa fishbone diagram organizing possible causes of low Line 2 OEE across the six M categories
Keep the investigation open until there is a next step — record the problem statement and organize possible causes in a fishbone. Example data shown; causes still need investigation.

Explore fishbone diagrams

Kaizen Culture dashboard showing engagement, fatigue risk, sentiment, and departmental insights
See where participation may be slipping — use culture indicators and AI-generated insights as prompts for a conversation, not a diagnosis. Example data shown.

Explore participation insights

Need to connect longer-term plans to the work? Explore AI scenario projections, Hoshin Kanri, and participation insights.
An example in practice

The idea was raised. What happened next?

The team has talked about an approval delay more than once. This illustrative example shows how to keep the problem, the next action, and the review together.

1. Capture the problem

The same delay keeps coming up

The team has already noticed requests waiting for approval. Record where the delay happens and keep the evidence with the idea for the next discussion.

2. Follow through

Stop losing the next step

Give the idea an owner and add the tasks. Review progress in the daily huddle so the decision does not disappear after the meeting.

3. Check the result

What changed after the team acted?

Review the recorded turnaround times alongside the idea. Use what you learn to decide whether to keep, adjust, or rethink the change.

KPI dashboard showing metrics, targets, trends, and improvement activity
Check progress against your measures — review recorded KPIs, targets, and trends alongside improvement activity. The screenshot shows example data, not results from the approval-delay scenario or a customer.

Make follow-through visible between meetings

  • Keep the original problem and evidence with the idea, not in another file.
  • See who owns the next step and which tasks are still open.
  • Review the measures before deciding whether the change worked.
Lean work loses momentum when improvement sits apart from daily operations. Keep 5S, standard work, and PDCA close to the actions people are already taking.
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Pricing

Start with the scale that fits your work

Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Choose the plan whose included tools and capacity match the work you want to organise now.

Lite
A focused starting point for your own improvement work.
US$75/month

1 user · 1 admin

1 site · 1 department

  • Continuous Improvement Tracker
  • Strategic Prioritisation Matrix
  • Analytics Dashboard
  • Idea Task Checklists and 5S templates
Start a Lite trial
Team plan
Starter
Connect improvement work across a team.
US$225/month

Up to 100 users · 10 admins

Up to 10 sites · unlimited departments

  • Everything in Lite
  • Custom KPI Tracking and AI Insight Engine
  • Daily Huddle Board
  • Fishbone, 5 Whys, A3 and SOP tools
Start a Starter trial
Pro
Extend improvement across a larger organisation.
US$485/month

Up to 500 users · 50 admins

Up to 50 sites · unlimited departments

  • Everything in Starter
  • Digital Twin Monte Carlo Simulation
  • Hoshin Kanri Policy Deployment Suite
  • Kaizen Culture Monitoring
Start a Pro trial

Need a different fit? Contact us about the supported plan scope for your organisation.

Practical details

Frequently asked questions

Where is follow-through getting stuck?

Tell us where ideas, actions, or updates are getting lost. We can help you work out whether Lone Nut Kaizen fits the improvement work your team has already started.