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At the Maverick Institute, Todd Hudson and his team help organizations achieve rapid performance gains with a toolbox of process improvement methods. We work with you to uncover simple, incremental improvements you can make to dramatically improve speed, quality, safety and costs to meet your strategic goals.

We help organizations of all sizes and industries. We also have a particular specialization in process improvement for environmental health & safety (EHS), healthcare and research laboratories.

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Custom Tailored Solutions

Let us help you fix that nagging problem. We bring a fresh, creative approach to process improvement, along with a robust set of tools, and decades of experience in making measurable, effective changes.

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12 Weeks to Lean

Our “12 Weeks to Lean” program is a straightforward, three-step process to help you and your team practice continuous improvement on a well-defined problem, challenge or opportunity.

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Lean Knowledge Transfer

We offer Green and Black Belt Certifications in our unique Lean Knowledge Transfer Program, so you and your staff can learn these powerful methods and apply them to future projects on your own.

From Todd Hudson’s Blog: “Process Improvement Junkie”

How I Became a Process Improvement Junkie

Okay, I admit it. I am a process improvement junkie. In fact, I’m proud of it. I’ve been seeing waste and improving things my entire life.

Audio Only: Todd’s ‘Learning at the Speed of Lean’ Workshop at ATD Puget Sound

In October 2017 in Seattle I facilitated a Lean Knowledge Transfer workshop called 'Learning at the Speed of Lean' at ATD Puget Sound’s fall learning event. I split the attendees into teams and taught them how to use three Lean principles and tools to analyze and...

Mindful Habits for 7 Lean Practices

Todd's Been Awfully Quiet Lately. What's He Been Up to? Well, one of several really cool things I’ve been doing in 2018 is writing my new ebook, Mindful Habits for 7 Lean Practices (another thing I've been up to is applying Lean to EH&S and research laboratories,...

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