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Vibe Coding and the Loss of Gemba: The Risks of AI-Driven Development
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AI is making it easier than ever to generate output quickly. But what happens to learning, system understanding, and long-term improvement when people become a layer removed from the work itself?
In this thought leadership piece, MoreSteam Vice President of Product Development Xander Hathaway examines the rise of “vibe coding” through a Lean lens. He explores what it means to lose touch with the software gemba, why codebase health still matters, and how powerful new AI capabilities can create real value while also introducing new risks to flow, design, and system integrity.
For improvement practitioners, this perspective is a reminder that whenever a powerful new capability is introduced into a system, the question is not just whether it works, but what it does to the system over time.
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Upcoming Master Series! Fundamentals of Design of Experiments
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Join MoreSteam Statistician Thomas DeMarco this May for a three-part virtual Master Series on the Fundamentals of Design of Experiments (DOE). Whether you're new to DOE or looking to strengthen your understanding, this hands-on training will take you through designing, executing, and interpreting a full factorial experiment using an interactive trebuchet simulation. Learn how to collect meaningful data, analyze results, and translate DOE output into practical improvement actions you can apply in your own work.
May 7, 14, and 21 |11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET | $450
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New Webinar! Solving Cath Lab Constraints Using Process Modeling
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Join us for a webinar featuring Memorial Health System’s use of process modeling to support the expansion of cardiovascular services. Faced with limited holding room capacity for patient preparation and recovery, the team used discrete event simulation to better understand how the full cath lab ecosystem would perform under different operational conditions.
This session will show how simulation helps teams test scenarios in a risk-free environment, identify bottlenecks and capacity constraints, and support better system-level decisions before making real-world changes.
May 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
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New Episode! You Can't Spell DMAIC Without AI
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On this episode of Quality Time with MoreSteam, Xander Hathaway, Vice President of Product Development at MoreSteam, joins the show. With a background in computer science and data science, Xander shares his perspective on the intersection of AI and continuous improvement. As AI makes work faster, he challenges whether it’s actually making it better. Xander and host Dan Swartwout explore why speed is not the same as improvement, and why standard work and process knowledge matter more than ever as AI becomes part of how work gets done. Tune in for insights on how to apply continuous improvement principles in an AI-driven world.
Catch up on past episodes here.
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New EngineRoom Integration!
Import Your Data with Microsoft OneDrive
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Connect to your OneDrive from EngineRoom, making it easier to import data from Excel and use it like any other data source. Access your OneDrive account directly from EngineRoom, import your data, then update it in Excel and refresh in EngineRoom with just one click to get the latest data. This integration makes it easier than ever to leverage EngineRoom’s analytics on your existing datasets and start analyzing faster.
Check out what else is new in EngineRoom!
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New Master Series! Changing the Blame Game with Root Cause Analysis
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Join Peg Pennington this April for a new two-part virtual Master Series on the Fundamentals of Root Cause Analysis. When problems occur, many organizations focus on fixing the immediate issue instead of understanding what in the system allowed it to happen. The result is a cycle of quick fixes where the same problems quietly return. This Master Series challenges leaders and teams to move beyond surface fixes and elevate Root Cause Analysis from a reactive tool to a systematic way of thinking.
April 21 and 28 |11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET | $300
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New Webinar! Developing Effective Problem-Solvers with Game-Based Learning
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Join Bill Hathaway, MoreSteam CEO, in our upcoming webinar to explore why game-based learning and simulation-based practice are such powerful tools for building real improvement capability. Too often, improvement training leans heavily on explanation and not enough on practice. Drawing on MoreSteam’s experience helping organizations develop problem solvers at scale, Bill will examine the path from knowledge to mastery and demonstrate how well-designed simulations help learners move beyond theoretical understanding into confident, capable change agents.
April 30, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
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