Generative AI and Transformation
14th November 2024
Ketan Varia and our associate James Crawford ran a workshop about the impact of Generative AI on business and society for the Deming Alliance
Support Team Gathering
23rd September 2024
Our support team lunch in Camden was a chance for the whole team to meet. We always want to appreciate all the people who help sustain Kinetik.
CILT Event on Decarbonisation
1st September 2023
Ketan Varia Chaired an event for CILT London and Supply Chain Group with Tom Eveleigh from MITIE who talked about decarbonisation
Conflict Management Session at Deming Alliance
1st November 2022
We ran the morning session at the Deming Alliance to senior experienced consultants on Conflict Management – an essential tool for Change Leaders
Development Change Capability at Adecco
1st September 2022
Delighted to workshops/training for Transformation and Opex Teams at Adecco. The teams loved our benefits mapping, conflict management and stakeholder management content.
Support Team Dinner
9th May 2022
Our support team dinner was a chance for the whole team to meet. Our small but nimble marketing, social media, design, admin and web site team creates the foundation for us to deliver value add to our clients.
Our director chair CILT talk
25th April 2022
Delighted to Chair on behalf of CILT London for a talk by Martin Ellis on Raising the Maturity of Health Supply Chains in Low Income Countries.
Lean Transformation in Sri Lanka
31st March 2022
Christopher Thuraisingham has worked in Lean based transformation for many years in the service sector. He is the Head of Business Transformation at HNB Bank, Sri Lanka. Chris presented Lean Transformation Notes at our Practice of Lean Thinking – International and shared his 3 year experience in rolling out change.
We are delighted have positive feedback for our work with this Fortune 500 company. We are supporting its “Success Management Team” in managing change and delivering joined up services to it global clients.
Implementing Lean in Public Hospital in Barcelona – Ana Alvarez Soto
7th January 2022
Ana explained the main obstacles encountered in five years of travel through Lean Management. She also shares results; reduction in delayed discharge, streamlining of processes and the positive impact on hospital staff.
What is Lean Management? – Catharina Ritter-Schlettig
23rd September 2021
Catharina’s is head of transformation capability at SD Worx, a leading European provider of People Solutions.
Her talk was on using a structured Lean Management approach.
Lean in Practice – Raakesh Lalsing from IQEQ
13th July 2021
Raakesh’s talk was on his managing of transformation, using a people centred Lean approach for the Mauritius office of IQEQ, a global financial services company.
Kinetik launch global forum for Lean in Practice.
1st June 2021
The group’s sole purpose is for Practitioners to share knowledge of Lean in Operational/Service settings. Case studies will be from all sectors and worldwide.
Launch of our Training product
4th May 2021
Our public training that can be delivered both virtually and face to face. Our training is fully facilitated. Products include supporting senior executives understand the challenge of Lean Transformation and advanced practises in Risk Management for complex projects.
Benefits of Lean to North African Health Sector
11th February 2021
We delivered a talk via For Better Health on why the Lean ISO 18404 can create the right competencies to drive better outcomes in the Health Sector.
Improving Risk management for complex projects
1st November 2020
We are working with the Port of Milford Haven to improve their capabilities in delivering large scale projects.
We run coaching support for ISO 18404 (Lean Capability)
1st September 2020
Our coaching will enable organisations to make staff certified for the ISO 18404 Standard in Lean Practitioner or Leader, improving capability and reputation.
Kinetik featured in Improv for Organisation Creativity
20th August 2020
Stephen Morris of Open Square Consulting interviewed our Director, Ketan Varia on the themes of organisation creativity, collaboration and change management using improv.
Kinetik advices the Red Cross Climate Centre in Africa
1st July 2020
We are supporting change work on building resilience in relation to climate risk, by utilising the power of small and medium enterprises in supporting vulnerable communities.
Virtual Capability Building – Mauritius
29th May 2020
We delivered virtual interactive training on the use of the Prioritisation Matrix, to businesses in Mauritius. Our work was in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius (NPCC).
Protected: Kinetik provides virtual consulting
1st May 2020
Kinetik will continue to deliver its consulting services virtually using advanced technology during Covid-19 and beyond
Kinetik delivers training with 100% rating it as excellent.
5th March 2020
We delivered a 4 day tailored process capability event for INvolve, an inclusion and diversity organisation.
We delivered a talk and workshop on innovation for the service sector, using 40 principles.
We delivered a talk on innovation using TRIZ at the UK’s tallest building. Read the report by organiser Corrado De Sanctis.
Kinetik partners with B2E consulting
1st June 2019
We have partnered up with B2E a large consultancy to offer blockchain consultancy solutions. Our Director Ketan Varia will take a lead in this role.
Innovating for Service Design with TRIZ.
9th April 2019
We ran a session for Agile South Coast, in Southampton, and demonstrated our TRIZ product card game that consists of 40 Innovation Cards and 5 Service Type Cards.
Intense Problem solving and innovation training for a FTSE 350 business
13th February 2019
We ran a 2 day intensive learning by doing workshop based training to help deliver process improvement for the FDM Group.
Sponsored an improv session for a borough in London
4th February 2019
Delivered an improv session as part of Barnet’s year of learning to support the Borough.
Delivered Project Management Process for the Port of Milford Haven
7th January 2019
Launched modular training for the 3rd largest cargo port in Britain’s to help them in their diversification projects.
Kinetik presents on TRIZ innovation in Brighton
10th December 2018
Presented to a large group, testing out of our TRIZ card game, with 8 real life examples of issues in digital and IT services.
We have continued our commitment since 2007, in giving our time to Crisis and helping the homeless during the especially vulnerable Christmas period.
TRIZ innovation game run at Lean-Agile Brighton
5th November 2018
We ran our innovation game at this regular meetup in Brighton which received very positive comments including; “A great way to get ideas which won’t normally come out of a brainstorming session.”
Launched our Team Building Game
1st November 2018
We designed this game to provide deep insight on team building and collaboration help in process improvement. Ideal for away-days or team events.
Delivered an exciting workshop on innovation using TRIZ for a leadership programme for young Ukrainians at the cusp of their career in public services.
The client stated: “Kinetik’s engagement was an eye opener to view and analyse [processes] in a logical manner.”
2nd July 2018
Our consultants Ketan Varia and Keshini Jayawardene ran an intense 5 day course. One stated; ‘This is a very structured and methodical learning experience I had ever in my life’.
Our past work with ADP helps create the foundation for its Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
4th June 2018
Our work in 2013-14 was part of the organisations’ BPI methodology. As illustrated in this HBR article, ADP’s investment provided a sustainable foundation for RPA.
Launched our Improvisation for Creativity Product
7th May 2018
Improv is a fantastic way of knowledge creation for business. We have launched two products to help organisations be innovative.
Our Lean simulation was well received with positive feedback including; “Interesting and thought provoking simulation.”
Our TRIZ for Service concept is published
2nd April 2018
Our work with Dr Nadhmi Gazem resulted in the use of TRIZ innovation for services and is now published in the well-known TRIZ journal.
Our alumni Damilola Teidi shines with a start up in Nigeria
5th February 2018
Kinetik’s work in developing its staff is great to see! Demiloal Teidi worked with us from 2013-2014. She is presently a Director of an Incubation hub in Nigeria.
Presented on TRIZ at the Royal Society of Arts, London
8th January 2018
Unveiled our TRIZ for service innovation for Creativity in Public Services at a seminar/workshop in London.
Released our new Product – Lean Service Game
4th December 2017
Our Lean Service Simulation is featured in the Lean Simulation Blog.
Set up a Green Belt Structure in Lean for a Major Bank
3rd July 2017
We developed a full in-house certification for Green Belt for this Sri-Lankan bank. Our process resulted in 8 graduates from the first wave.
5th June 2017
Introduced our Rapid Diagnostics to help organisations discern readiness for operational change, the current state of processes and identify opportunities for change.
Created six modules of Training including: SECAR, Fishbone Analysis and Kano as part of this innovative start-up’s portfolio.
Launched our Philosophy for Business Game
2nd January 2017
Encouraged customers to formulate new ideas. This management game based on 36 illustrated cards, utilises the thoughts of major philosophers to help create new ideas in complex situations.
Our work with the NPCC in Mauritius is on national TV
1st August 2016
Delivered our first piece of work in Africa; a Change Management course for clients in the Financial and Government sectors.
Our training resulted in CI embedded across the organisation and started to deliver results.
Assisted Aggreko with Change – An Intense 5 Day training event
11th March 2016
Launched change management training in conjunction with Quest Worldwide as part of Aggreko’s strategy of Continuous Improvement.
Kinetik invited to dinner at the Mansion house in the City of London, due to our commitment to CSR
2nd November 2015
A chance to hear the Lord Mayor and Honoraria on their commitment to the Heart of the City programme in responsible business (CSR).
Launched our Book on Change Management
7th September 2015
Received high praise for our Founder Ketan Varia’s book ‘The Art of Transformational Change’, The eight chapters provide the essential tools for change management.
Identified 10 issues that resulted in longer day beds for patients. Including: poor collaboration and administration.
Romeo’s book, based on his 20+ years of experience, is full of techniques and numerous practical tools to be successful in the corporate world.
Supported Thomas’s school with its School Refurbishment Plan
9th March 2015
Tested the architecture designs for its Clapham school to ensure they worked with flow of students and timetabling.
Delivered our first assignment in SE Asia, delivering Lean Consultancy to a major Sri Lankan bank
2nd February 2015
The COO stated: “Delivery was top-class. We have found in Kinetik, a partner with ..to help us with our Lean journey and add value to Nations Trust Bank.”
Ran end to end process mapping days, worked on understanding core competencies and future state mapped specific operational processes.
3rd November 2014
Our current and previous employees have included people from Tanzania, China, Canada, Turkey and Morocco.
Trained 200 change leaders in 13 countries for ADP
3rd March 2014
Our four consultants Ketan Varia, Maria Gilgeous, Herald Voorneveld and Christian Lucke delivered across four continents as part of the clients Business Process Innovation (BPI) methodology.
Supported the Digital Change Programme for the ONS
3rd June 2013
Delivered strategy development and worked on a collaborative, agile piece of work to deliver new landing pages. Our work increased web traffic by 25%.
Kinetik enters the world of Social Media
1st May 2012
Formally launched our social media activity at Kinetik and welcomed our first Social Media Editor, Mounia Bencheqroun.
Worked for the well-known retailer, the White Company, to define its Supply chain gaps
12th May 2010
Our consultants Rob Worth and Ketan Varia in collaboration with our partner Numensa, delivered analysis and workshops to understand data integrity issues in the clients’ supply chain systems.
Supported Serco’s Bid for Hinchingbrooke Hospital
3rd May 2010
Assisted the first privately run hospital to carry out data analysis on length of stay. The head of the bid team stated: “The analysis has been superb and given me real confidence of the robustness.”
Attracted over 200 attendees from 70 different NHS organisations over 4 years. The events were run at the Royal College of Surgeons in London to NHS partners in the Midlands.
2011 Census operations method for University Halls
2nd February 2009
Received a return of 86% from students in Halls. The Head of Field Operations stated: “An excellent approach in developing ideas and principles”.
Implemented Large Scale Change Intervention in the NHS
1st September 2008
Our consultant Jayne Wilde, brought about new thinking to the NHS to support their large-scale change approach.
Launched Lean Training at Bedford Hospital
3rd March 2008
Ignited Lean work at the hospital which, 4 years later resulted in significant benefit to staff and patients.
Delivered Lean Excellence for Hertz
1st May 2007
We worked at Stanstead & Gatwick airports plus Hertz European Headquarters to deliver work as part of the Lighthouse Efficiency Programme.
Kinetik Solutions is born
1st January 2007
Kinetik Solutions is formally born and wins a large contract with the Office for National Statistics to support its 2011 Census Operations Design.