

- Regional Office Georgia
Lali Kipshidze, Regional Office Representative for Georgia, works for the Kaizen Institute Georgia, which she founded with her partner in May, 2017. This institute is the first and only lean management consultancy in the country of Georgia. Kaizen is the Japanese word for "continuous improvement", known as the Lean Management in Western EU countries and the USA. Lean Management is successfully introduced to the healthcare system, upon which the health standards were elaborated.
Mrs Kipshidze also founded the NGO Georgia AOTS Alumni Society (GAAS) for Human Resources Development in Development Countries with her partners in 2019 to promote technical cooperation through training, expert assignments, and other programs. Due to its large international presence, GAAS has very good contacts and active cooperation with the local public sector, foreign consulates, embassies, and funding organizations.
Lali has a large interaction with healthcare system and is experienced in delivering Kaizen – Lean Management methodology to healthcare providers. The implementation of these Kaizen tools leads to the achievement of overall company efficiency and highest standards of quality management.