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Executive Leadership
Toyota and radical innovation: a Lean View of Woven City
Article by Marie-Pia Ignace
Coaching
Coaching and Co-Learning — Understanding that Lean Is a Journey
Podcast by Oriol Cuatrecasas, Marco Lopez and Mark Reich
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
Insource What Matters: A Lesson from Toyota for Lean Practitioners in the Age of AI
Article by Tyson Heaton
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May 11, 2026
Learning Tour
Lean Leadership Learning Tour
Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky
Where Billion-Dollar Decisions Meet the Shop Floor
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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 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