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Beyond the Daily Grind: How a 3-Day Hackathon Builds a Smarter Team
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Continuous improvement often focuses on refining processes, but sometimes the most valuable insights come from stepping away from the routine entirely.
In this behind-the-scenes look at MoreSteam’s annual hackathon, our software development team spent three days experimenting to explore new ideas, test emerging technologies, and rethink how work gets done.
This year’s theme focused on artificial intelligence, not as a buzzword, but as a practical tool to help teams move faster, surface insights, and address friction in everyday work.
The experience reflects a core principle of continuous improvement: small experiments create knowledge, and knowledge improves systems. This blog offers a glimpse into the curiosity and the people behind the software we build for continuous improvement practitioners and leaders like you.
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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 Lean Practitioners 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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New Episode! The CEO That Started at Aisle Five with Joe Baker
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On this episode of Quality Time with MoreSteam, Joe Baker, COO of Veritext and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, joins the show. He started bagging groceries at age 17. By 24, he was the youngest store manager in company history, and by 32 he was running a billion-dollar business for Hertz in Los Angeles. For Joe, the industries may change, but his approach of putting people first does not. He believes that a great culture is the foundation of a great organization. Joe and host Dan Swartwout get into the good stuff. You won’t want to miss this one.
Catch up on past episodes here.
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Upcoming Event! Simulation Workshop at the Center of Excellence Summit
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In partnership with the Center for Operational Excellence at The Ohio State University, MoreSteam President Peg Pennington will lead a hands-on workshop featuring MoreSteam's DMAIC Project Simulation for Yellow Belts and Green Belts: Sherlock Holmes Zombie Hunter. This rich, group simulation places participants in an unconventional problem, applying Lean Six Sigma thinking to investigate and reduce the number of zombie attacks.
Interested in joining our workshop session? Register at the link below.
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