2026 Lean Summit
Get ready for the premier gathering of lean leaders, lean practitioners, and lean learners advancing lean thinking and practice across industries.
March 12 & 13, 2026 | Houston, Texas
Optional workshops March 10 & 11
What is Lean Thinking & Practice?
Rooted in purpose, people, and process, Lean Thinking & Practice is a practical way to create more value with fewer resources.
I want to know how lean thinking can help me with
- Operations
- Product & Process Development
- Administration & Support
- Problem-Solving
- Coaching
- Executive Leadership
- Line Management
Gather some knowledge
The Lean Post
The Latest
Product & Process Development
The Design Brief | The Competitive Advantage of Slowing Down in a Fast-Paced Digital World
Article by Andrae Kirkland
Executive Leadership
The Five Levels of AI Collaboration: What I Learned from Building Lean Coaching Tools
Article by Art Smalley
Executive Leadership
The Management Brief | Leaning on TPS Learnings to Create a U.S. Manufacturer
Article by Jon Armstrong, Josh Howell and Mark Reich
Product & Process Development
Design Brief | Five Applications of Lean Product and Process Development Thinking in a Digital World
Article by Lex Schroeder
Featured Podcast
Executive Leadership
The Management Brief | TPS Taken to Companies across the UK
Article, Podcast by Julian Ball, Josh Howell, Mark Reich and Simon Rowley
Featured Video
Executive Leadership
2024 Lean Summit Keynote — Scaling Agile Through Lean Principles
Video by Fabrice Bernard
Featured Article
Executive Leadership
The Management Brief | Transforming from GM Executive to Toyota Leader
Article by Josh Howell, Carl Klemm and Mark Reich
Dive deeper
Lean Books
Apply Lean Thinking
Events & Training
Featured Learning
October 15, 2025
Webinar
Webinar: Team Leaders
Webinar
The Engine of Toyota’s Performance
View eventOctober 21, 2025
In-Person Course
Building a Lean Operating and Management System
Morgantown, PA
Gain the in-depth understanding of lean principles, thinking, and practices.
View eventOctober 23, 2025
In-Person Course
Investing in Work(ers) Using Job Methods and Job Instruction
Morgantown, PA
Learn how to develop team members for sustained success.
View eventThe A3 course from LEI has helped shape our course of action on problem-solving. While we don’t necessarily complete an A3 for all problems yet, the class has helped train our thinking, holding back on jumping to countermeasures before asking basic level questions, and working through PDCA.
Jon Yoder
Research & Development, Veada
First, I want to extend a huge thank you to you for giving your time and talent to helping me develop during the Lean Summit. I am continuing to work on the A3 and have so many ideas as we move forward with audit improvements. Thank you for opening your schedule to the workshop participants Again, I am very thankful for your time and for helping me develop professionally. I am confident that growing these skills will assist in providing the means to improve outcomes for children and families!
Heather H. Kestian
Deputy Director of Strategic Solutions and Agency Transformation Indiana Department of Child Services
I thoroughly enjoyed the training as well as my coworkers. Thank you for making the training memorable and engaging. Now to put it to use!
Jennie Thomas
Quality Systems Manager, HP Hood LLC
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