Accelerating Lean Transformation Workshops:
Leadership, Strategy & Innovation
in partnership with Oakland University
July 25 to 28 | Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Choose from six interactive workshops that delve into the lean strategies that are critical to achieving enterprise excellence.
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
Operations
Ask Art: Do You Prefer a Handwritten or Computerized Process for Visual Management?
Article by Art Byrne
Problem Solving
How Technology and Data Can Enhance Your Company’s Problem-Solving Capability
Article by Lean Leaper
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
Executive Leadership
What Matters When Giving — or Accepting — the Gift of Lean Thinking and Practice
Article by Josh Howell
Dive deeper
Lean Books
Apply Lean Thinking
Events & Training
Featured Learning
June 20, 2023
Online Workshop
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 eventJune 22, 2023
Online Workshop
Key Concepts of Lean Management Remotely
Coach-Led Online Course
Join us for a seven-week 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 eventJuly 11, 2023
Workshop
Driving Operational Performance Workshops:
How to leverage lean principles and practices systematically
Viwinco, Morgantown, Pennsylvania
Learn to integrate lean principles and processes into a strategically focused continuous improvement operations and management system that will guide your organization toward ever-improving performance.
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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