Reading List

READING MODE Approx. 2 min

READING NOTE · UPDATED 2026

Build a focused reading path

The original bibliography preserves the books and topics that informed the blog. Use it with a learning objective instead of treating every listed title as a current recommendation. Select a question, read the relevant argument and compare it with your observations. A bibliography can help locate an idea; it cannot prove that the idea will improve your organisation.

A practical next step

Choose one question about flow, strategy or learning.
Read a relevant source and record its assumptions.
Test one implication against an actual work example.

Use the companion field guide →

This 2026 reading note is written by the Durnall editorial team. Richard Durnall’s original text follows below.

Original text and source

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The original words below retain their period and attribution. The reading note above is the current editorial addition.

Source capture · 2008-01-31 ↗

Below is a list of books that I have read and strongly recommend to anyone with an interest in this area. There are always more books to read but the books below should cover 90% of the subject matter of all things Lean, Agile and Toyota related. Enjoy…