The Magic of Lean
Where Magic Meets Continuous Improvement
How did a competition setback lead to a world championship Top 10 finish and a performance that fooled Penn & Teller? Stuart MacDonald performs his signature Mirror Act and shows how he used LEAN and Continuous Improvement to build it, one small change at a time.
For conferences, leadership meetings, and internal team training.
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PUTTING IN THE WORK
A practical field manual for performers and creative professionals. Discover the Continuous Improvement methods Stuart used to refine his act, fool Penn & Teller, and earn international recognition.
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The Magic of Lean keynote
For conferences and leadership meetings. Live magic shows audiences how to spot waste, question unnecessary steps, and make small improvements that build over time.
Two-hour LEAN & Continuous Improvement seminar
For internal teams. Explore direct observation, process mapping, and failure modes, then apply those tools to a process your team wants to improve.
“Stuart MacDonald as a speaker goes above and beyond to bringsomething truly unique, exciting and relevant to an event.”
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Stuart MacDonald Keynote Speaker
Where Magic Meets Continuous Improvement
Stuart MacDonald is a TEDx speaker, Penn & Teller: Fool Us winner and award-winning magician with corporate experience at Whirlpool. His keynotes connect live magic with LEAN, observation, experimentation and practical problem-solving.
The development of his signature act gives audiences a shared case study: define the outcome, examine the process and improve through small, deliberate changes.
Choose a keynote, customized two-hour seminar or corporate magic performance for your conference, leadership meeting or special event.
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Stuart performs his award winning mirror illusion then breaks down how he developed it. Stuart covers, waste walking, direct observation, process mapping, failure modes, andon and more.
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Stuart’s vast experience as a champion magician has given him remarkable skills as a problem solver. Magic is nothing but problem solving and Stuart peels back the curtain of a magic processes mixed with LEAN problem solving. Audiences will learn how to think like a magician but more importantly to solve problems like a magician.
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Communicating is bottom line the most important part of being a human, leader and worker. I teach you the ins and outs of how to develop a narrative and win your audience 100 percent of the time. This technique works for sales, engagement and life!
"Stuart certainly has accomplished much in the world of magic, and learning about his journey, his use of lean and continuous improvement tools to create and hone his signature acts, and tying that with much magic fun was a great activity for our supply chain leadership"
Clayton Maas, Vice-President of Engineering & Sustainability Committee Chair
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30, 60 and 90 minute Magic and Keynote speaking
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Stuart’s TV appearances, performances and keynote presentation trailer.
TEDx Detroit, 5000 leaders listen to Stuart’s use of LEAN and Continuous Improvement in this magic.
Keynoting at the ASQ Six Sigma National Convention.
“Stuart held the rapt attention of over 200 attendees during the 90
minutes he spoke. For many in the audience, it was the best presentation of the conference.”
— Printing United Alliance
“I like how he set a timeline and recorded his practice 100 times in 30 days, so that he could get it down and see each time how to improve it. Your lecture really fit in well with our program”
— Bill Hoagland, NEMCON
“Stuart MacDonald as a speaker goes above and beyond to bring
something truly unique, exciting and relevant to an event.”-ASQ.Org