Lean Summit 2024
Carlsbad, CA | March 19 & 20, 2024
Optional Workshops March 21 & 22
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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.
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Executive Leadership
Discover the Lean Leadership Learning Tour: A Preview with Toyota, GE Appliances, and LEI
Product & Process Development
Executive Leadership
Navigating Organizational Change: A Conversation with Dr. Lynn Kelley
Podcast by Matthew Savas
Product & Process Development
Teaming Up for Growth: Developing People and Technical Skills as They Develop Products.
Article by Katrina Appell, PhD and John Drogosz, PhD
Featured Podcast
Executive Leadership
Charting a New Course for US Manufacturing
Podcast by Josh Howell and Matthew Savas
Featured Video
Problem Solving
Getting Started with Lean Thinking and Practice
Video by James (Jim) Womack, PhD
Featured Article
Product & Process Development
Collaborating on Improving the Product Development Process
Article by Matthew Savas
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Events & Training
Featured Learning
October 16, 2023
Live Online Course
Improvement Kata/Coaching Kata Remotely
Coach-Led Online Course
Learn how to use the Improvement Kata, a practical and proven method to systematically navigate that “gray zone” between the current state and your target and learn how to teach this method to your team.
View eventOctober 23, 2023
Live Online Course
Key Concepts of Lean Management Remotely
Coach-Led Online Course
Join us for a seven-session learning experience where a veteran coach will guide you through learning and practicing the essential lean management concepts as you apply them to address your business challenges.
View eventOctober 30, 2023
Live Online Course
Executing Strategy: Connecting Hoshin to Daily Management and A3
Coach-Led Online Course
Strengthen your skills and enhance your understanding of how integrating A3 and daily management practices with the hoshin kanri strategic planning method helps ensure your organization achieves its strategic objectives.
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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