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Books & Publications
We offer a range of books and peer reviewed content as well as a range of free content to help leaners and practitioners advanced their understanding. Our peer reviewed journal papers are made open access so are not hidden behind paywalls.
Our collection of publications offers a wealth of knowledge and insights that will enable businesses to stay competitive in today’s ever-evolving market. From hands-on training to dynamic learning platforms, we provide diverse and engaging educational opportunities designed to meet the unique needs of each client.
"A more systematic account of why even a perfectionist firm like Toyota is having to change the way it is managed is given in The Flow System: Building on the experience of the Toyota Production System, the authors explain how auto firms must rethink their whole approach to operations with a “flow system” designed to enable organizations to manage and operate in complex environments."
Steve Denning, Forbes 2020
The Flow System Playbook contains over 700 pages of fully indexed training materials and 400+ illustrations, which explain in-depth the system and its implementation. A major new reference book, it is a must-have companion piece to our seminal work, The Flow System.
"Anchored in the Toyota Production System, which is itself rooted in the praxis of flow, The Flow System aims to enable leaders to navigate the tumultuous seas of 21st century complexity."
- JOHN SHOOK, Chairman of the Lean Global Network (LGN) and Senior Advisor to the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)An indispensable resource for all learners, we provide a free resource that consists of 41 comprehensive workbooks that are drawn from The Flow System Playbook. These workbooks are designed to enhance the learning experience and help participants to apply the concepts they have learned in practical ways. Don't miss this valuable tool!
A concise guide to the purpose, history and core principles of The Flow System.
The substrate-independence theory examines social systems capable of learning, self-organizing, and adapting to their environment. These social systems are complex adaptive systems and can adapt through emergent processes resulting in the system repurposing itself into a new coherent structure to sustain its fitness, its ability to survive.
In Volume 10, Issue 5, first published in October 2022, MDPI examines "Novel Emergence: Tools and Methods in the Flow System". By examining how systems interact differently based on context, patterns of effectiveness emerge through the interconnections of different methods, leading to novel emergence or high-value outcomes.