In October 2018 we will celebrate the one year anniversary of Kern County conducting Lean Six Sigma workshops open to all Kern County employees.  It will also be the one year mark for introducing [...]

Civilization as we know it can be described as an exploration into finding new and better ways to do things.  Courageous individuals have launched a path throughout human history by going off and [...]

We are excited to provide the latest update on Launch Kern as we propel forward with our continuous improvement initiative.  Subsequent to training 200 County leaders last fall, we scheduled [...]

It doesn’t start until somebody does something differently.  And it doesn’t stick until nearly everybody is doing something differently. A large-scale initiative such as the continuous [...]

  Department Highlight: Ben Rutherford and Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) has led the County in its mission to become leaner and [...]

Welcome to the Launch Kern Blog. This blog will provide updates on Launch Kern’s progress as it grows in Kern County. We will highlight County departments and staff as they make process [...]