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Lean as a Framework for Humanisation in Higher Education

Yorkstone, Stephen; Clarke, Susanne; Mann, James

Authors

Stephen Yorkstone

Susanne Clarke

James Mann



Contributors

C. Devis-Rozental
Editor

S. Clarke
Editor

Abstract

Lean management is a compelling concept, with a significant history, and although not always described as lean in name, is having an impact in Universities worldwide. Central to lean is the idea of beginning from true purpose, and the authors seek to explore how lean intersects with humanisation in HE. This chapter firstly discusses lean as an industrial approach introducing key concepts. Secondly, the chapter outlines how these principles can play out in practice through a case study describing a programme of lean activity in a university helpdesk, illustrating the interplay between lean and humanisation. The chapter then discusses some of the broader challenges facing the sector. It closes by addressing how a humanising lean approach has a role in offering a practical way forward.

Citation

Yorkstone, S., Clarke, S., & Mann, J. (2020). Lean as a Framework for Humanisation in Higher Education. In C. Devis-Rozental, & S. Clarke (Eds.), Humanising Higher Education: A positive approach to enhancing wellbeing (221-241). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57430-7_13

Online Publication Date Nov 17, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Jul 9, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Pages 221-241
Book Title Humanising Higher Education: A positive approach to enhancing wellbeing
ISBN 978-3-030-57429-1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57430-7_13
Keywords Lean, Improvement, Universities, Wellbeing
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2675267

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