As we have the family in Scotland this week, I took the opportunity to meet up with Clarke. We spent a good two hours in a pub in Bridge of Allan, comparing notes on our recent experiences of redundancy and our aspirations to apply lean/TOC thinking to software development. But I still have no idea what he means when he says that TOC is a “level above” lean…

It’s always good to put a face to the name, and always interesting to match a person’s written persona to their real life one. I spotted Clarke immediately of course – the big guy in the shadows holding a baby…

Thanks for a very enjoyable evening Clarke!