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Product & Process Development
Design Products That Delight Your Customers and Enable Your Manufacturing
Article by Dave Leone, Senior Director, Digital & Dimensional Engineering at GE Appliances, a Haier Company and James Morgan, PhD
Coaching
Coaching and Co-Learning — Our Attempt to Improve Starbucks
Article by Scott Heydon, Josh Howell and John Shook
Executive Leadership
Lean AI Webinar: A New Way to Learn, Practice, and Apply Lean Thinking
Video, Webinar by Tyson Heaton, John Shook and Art Smalley
Executive Leadership
Toyota and radical innovation: a Lean View of Woven City
Article by Marie-Pia Ignace
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Apply Lean Thinking
September 11, 2026
Live Online Course
The Lean Management Program
Coach-led Online Program
Build the capability to lead and sustain Lean Enterprises
View eventSeptember 14, 2026
Live Online Course
Managing in Time with Daily Management
Coach-Led Online Course
Learn how to operate with continuous improvement.
View eventSeptember 15, 2026
In-Person Course
Building a Lean Operating and Management System
Morgantown, PA
Gain the in-depth understanding of lean principles, thinking, and practices.
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